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 MB*1957DE* 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.