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 MB*1957DE* ($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.