Magic Chef HMTR450BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Magic Chef HMTR450BE costs to run
At 265 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMTR450BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $50 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 HMTR450BE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 31.3% less, ranking 1,358 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef HMTR450BE on that list: Frigidaire FFPE4533UM ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef HMTR450SE ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 64 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMTR450BE costs roughly $648 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/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
A refrigerator like the Magic Chef HMTR450BE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 265 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.