Magic Chef HMR440SE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Magic Chef HMR440SE: running cost
The Magic Chef HMR440SE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 228 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $43 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.
How the Magic Chef HMR440SE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 901 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef HMR440SE on that list: Magic Chef HMR440BE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef HMR440WE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Ranked 39 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Magic Chef HMR440SE that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 228 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.