Running cost for the Magic Chef MCBM920S1
At 374 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCBM920S1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCBM920S1 against the category
That's 3.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,743 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCBM920W1 ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCBM920S1. Frigidaire FRTE1936AW ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 120 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $70/year, the Magic Chef MCBM920S1 adds up to about $914 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Magic Chef MCBM920S1 is already efficient for its category at $70/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$70/year to run is the predictable cost of the Magic Chef MCBM920S1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,743 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.