Maytag MRFF5033P Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Maytag MRFF5033P
At 585 kWh/yr, the Maytag MRFF5033P's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $110 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 51.6% above it, ranking 3,959 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 $37/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 MRFF5033P: Maytag MFF2258FE ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), then Miele KF 2981 SF ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 18 of Maytag's 29 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MB1957DE ($88/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRMF5436TZ ($138/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the Maytag MRFF5033P adds up to about $1,430 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $110/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Maytag MRFF5033P already costs $110/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,959 of 4,704, the Maytag MRFF5033P 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.