Magic Chef MCR32CHW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Magic Chef MCR32CHW
At 219 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCR32CHW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $41 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.
How the Magic Chef MCR32CHW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.3% less, ranking 710 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef MCR32CHW on that list: Magic Chef MCR32CHRF ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef MCR32CHWF ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 28 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Magic Chef MCR32CHW adds up to about $535 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Magic Chef MCR32CHW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.