Running cost for the Magic Chef MCR44SE
At 228 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCR44SE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef MCR44SE against the category
That's 40.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 905 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCR44SEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCR44SE. Magic Chef MCR44BEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 43 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 MCR44SE costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Magic Chef MCR44SE is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Magic Chef MCR44SE 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.
Sourcing
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.