Magic Chef HMDR45PS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMDR45PS at 327 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $61 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 15.3% less, ranking 2,106 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $11/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Magic Chef HMDR45PS: Magic Chef HMDR45B ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef HMDR45W ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr).
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Ranked 97 of Magic Chef's 121 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MCR16CHB ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MCBM920W1 ($70/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the Magic Chef HMDR45PS adds up to about $799 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $61/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $61/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,106 of 4,704, the Magic Chef HMDR45PS sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.