MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD: running cost
The MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD is certified by ENERGY STAR at 259 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD against the category
That's 32.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,265 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 $24/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.3MF4R ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD. Marathon MAR32BLS ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing MAXXIMUM's own models
Among MAXXIMUM's 3 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $1/year over the MAXRD15O, MAXRD15SS, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD that long and it costs about $633 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD is already efficient for its category at $49/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 MAXXIMUM MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD 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 259 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,265 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.