Running cost for the mbm MRN14B
ENERGY STAR certifies the mbm MRN14B at 332 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
mbm MRN14B against the category
That's 14% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,190 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
mbm MRN14S ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the mbm MRN14B. mbm MRF7W ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
mbm makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRF7B at $62/yr, and its priciest, the MRN14W at $62/yr.
mbm MRN14B over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the mbm MRN14B that long and it costs about $811 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The mbm MRN14B is already efficient for its category at $62/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$62/year to run is the predictable cost of the mbm MRN14B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 332 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,190 of 4,704, the mbm MRN14B 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.