Magic Chef MCDR1000ST: running cost
At 297 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCDR1000ST's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCDR1000ST against the category
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,723 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCDR1000STF ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCDR1000ST. Magic Chef MCDR1000BF ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 77 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef MCDR1000ST costs roughly $726 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Magic Chef MCDR1000ST is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Magic Chef MCDR1000ST 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,723 of 4,704, the Magic Chef MCDR1000ST sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 297 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.