Maytag MRTX7621T***: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MRTX7621T*** at 482 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $91 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 24.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,451 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 $18/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 VITARA VBFR1200EISE ($90/yr, 480 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRTX5421T*** ($91/yr, 482 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Maytag makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MB*1957DE* at $88/yr, and its priciest, the MRMF5436TZ at $138/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Maytag MRTX7621T*** that long and it costs about $1,178 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $91/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Maytag MRTX7621T*** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Maytag MRTX7621T*** 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 482 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,451 of 4,704, the Maytag MRTX7621T*** 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.