Maytag MBF1958DE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Maytag MBF1958DE
Brand: Maytag

Maytag MBF1958DE: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$104/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Maytag MBF1958DE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 553 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.28per day

$8.66per month

553kWh per year, certified

$1,352over a 13-yr lifespan

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The $104 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Maytag MBF1958DE against the category

That's 43.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,788 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 $31/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Maytag MBF1958FE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Maytag MBF1958DE. Maytag MBF1953DE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Maytag lineup

Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MB1957DE at $88/yr, and its priciest, the MRMF5436TZ at $138/yr.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $104/year, the Maytag MBF1958DE adds up to about $1,352 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

At $104/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 MBF1958DE or its replacement.

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

Protecting what you have

The Maytag MBF1958DE already costs $104/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,788 of 4,704, the Maytag MBF1958DE 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.