Running cost for the Magic Chef HMTR450SE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMTR450SE at 265 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef HMTR450SE against the category
That's 31.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,359 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $23/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMTR450WE ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef HMTR450SE. Magic Chef HMTR450BE ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 65 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
Magic Chef HMTR450SE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMTR450SE costs roughly $648 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef HMTR450SE is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $50/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.