Maytag MBB1957FE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Maytag MBB1957FE
The Maytag MBB1957FE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 469 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $88 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 21.5% above it, ranking 3,406 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $16/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Maytag MBB1957FE: Maytag MB1957DE ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr), then Maytag MBL1957FE ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Maytag's 29 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MB1957DE ($88/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRMF5436TZ ($138/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 Maytag MBB1957FE that long and it costs about $1,146 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $88/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Maytag MBB1957FE or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Maytag MBB1957FE already costs $88/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,406 of 4,704, the Maytag MBB1957FE 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. The 469 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.