Magic Chef MCDR45PS: running cost
At 327 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCDR45PS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCDR45PS against the category
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,112 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 MCDR45W ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCDR45PS. Magic Chef MCDR45B ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 103 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef MCDR45PS costs roughly $799 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef MCDR45PS 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Magic Chef MCDR45PS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 2,112 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.