Magic Chef MCDR450BE: running cost
The Magic Chef MCDR450BE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 327 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCDR450BE against the category
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,108 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCDR450SE ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCDR450BE. Magic Chef HMDR45W ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 99 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 $61/year, the Magic Chef MCDR450BE adds up to about $799 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef MCDR450BE is already efficient for its category at $61/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
Whether or not the Magic Chef MCDR450BE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 327 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,108 of 4,704, the Magic Chef MCDR450BE 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.