Maytag MFT2772HE*0*: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MFT2772HE*0* at 710 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $133 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 83.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,513 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 $61/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 LG LF25S6330* ($133/yr, 710 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRF757SDH*0* ($133/yr, 710 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 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 MFT2772HE*0* over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Maytag MFT2772HE*0* that long and it costs about $1,735 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Maytag MFT2772HE*0* 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 $133/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Maytag MFT2772HE*0* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,513 of 4,704, the Maytag MFT2772HE*0* 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.