What the Magic Chef MCDR1000BF costs to run
At 297 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCDR1000BF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $56 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.1% less, ranking 1,722 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $17/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Magic Chef MCDR1000BF: Magic Chef MCDR1000BE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef MCDR1000ST ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 76 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 MCDR1000BF costs roughly $726 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Magic Chef MCDR1000BF already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,722 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.