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What the Magic Chef MCR44SEF costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$43/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef MCR44SEF at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.12per day
$3.57per month
228kWh per year, certified
$557over a 13-yr lifespan

The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Magic Chef MCR44SEF against the category

That's 40.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 906 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 MCR44WE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef MCR44SEF. Magic Chef MCR44SE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 44 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 MCR44SEF costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

The Magic Chef MCR44SEF 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.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Magic Chef MCR44SEF 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 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 906 of 4,704, the Magic Chef MCR44SEF 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.