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 MB*1957DE* ($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.