Maytag MBL1957FE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Maytag MBL1957FE
Brand: Maytag

Running cost for the Maytag MBL1957FE

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

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

ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MBL1957FE at 553 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.28per day

$8.66per month

553kWh per year, certified

$1,352over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

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

Where this ranks

That's 43.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,791 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 $31/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 Maytag MBL1957DE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag MBR1957FE ($104/yr, 553 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MB1957DE at $88/yr, and its priciest, the MRMF5436TZ at $138/yr.

Maytag MBL1957FE over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MBL1957FE costs roughly $1,352 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

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 MBL1957FE or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$104/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MBL1957FE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 553 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.