Maytag MBL1957DE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Maytag MBL1957DE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MBL1957DE at 553 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $104 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 43.3% above it, ranking 3,790 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 $31/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 MBL1957DE: Maytag MBF1958FE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr), then Maytag MBL1957FE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 11 of Maytag's 29 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MB1957DE ($88/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRMF5436TZ ($138/yr, its priciest).
Maytag MBL1957DE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MBL1957DE costs roughly $1,352 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Maytag MBL1957DE 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 $104/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Maytag MBL1957DE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,790 of 4,704, the Maytag MBL1957DE 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 553 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.