Running cost for the Magic Chef MCR44BE
At 228 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCR44BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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 MCR44BE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 903 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef MCR44BE on that list: Magic Chef HMR440WE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef MCR44BEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Ranked 41 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 $43/year, the Magic Chef MCR44BE adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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 MCR44BE already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.