Running cost for the Maytag MFT2574DE*
The Maytag MFT2574DE* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $129 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 77.5% above it, ranking 4,423 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 $56/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 MFT2574DE*: Maytag MFI2570FE*** ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF29BB8200** ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 25 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 MFT2574DE* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MFT2574DE* costs roughly $1,674 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Maytag MFT2574DE* 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 $129/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MFT2574DE*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,423 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 685 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.