Magic Chef MCBR265BE: running cost
The Magic Chef MCBR265BE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 215 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCBR265BE against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 582 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCBR265BEF ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCBR265BE. Magic Chef HMBR265WE1 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 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 MCBR265BE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Magic Chef MCBR265BE that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Magic Chef MCBR265BE is already efficient for its category at $40/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
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the Magic Chef MCBR265BE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 215 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.