Magic Cool MCR75***: running cost
At 250 kWh/yr, the Magic Cool MCR75***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $47 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 Cool MCR75*** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,143 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Cool MCR75*** on that list: Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Perlick URS15A61-5-**** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Magic Cool makes, the MCR75*** is the cheapest to run, $17/year less than Magic Cool's priciest, the MC552SS.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Magic Cool MCR75*** adds up to about $611 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/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
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 250 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.