Mainstays MS953619315303 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Mainstays MS953619315303: running cost
At 255 kWh/yr, the Mainstays MS953619315303's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $48 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 Mainstays MS953619315303 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,192 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Mainstays MS953619315303 on that list: Insignia NS-CF27WH6-C ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while MicroChill MCH1G2327 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Mainstays's own models
Ranked 3 of Mainstays's 7 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MS953619315304 ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MS953619315307 ($65/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Mainstays MS953619315303 that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Mainstays MS953619315303 already costs $48/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,192 of 4,704, the Mainstays MS953619315303 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.