Maytag MFC2062FE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Maytag MFC2062FE: running cost
At 563 kWh/yr, the Maytag MFC2062FE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Maytag MFC2062FE against the category
That's 45.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,839 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRF540CWB ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Maytag MFC2062FE. KitchenAid KRFC300E ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Maytag lineup
Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MB1957DE at $88/yr, and its priciest, the MRMF5436TZ at $138/yr.
Maytag MFC2062FE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MFC2062FE costs roughly $1,376 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Maytag MFC2062FE 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 $106/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Maytag MFC2062FE already costs $106/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. 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.