Maytag MBF2258DE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Maytag MBF2258DE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MBF2258DE at 584 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,937 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $37/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is KUCHT KR375FD ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag MBF2258FE ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr).
Comparing Maytag's own models
Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Maytag MBF2258DE that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Maytag MBF2258DE runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $110/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$110/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MBF2258DE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
At rank 3,937 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. The 584 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.