MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R at 263 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R against the category
That's 31.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,342 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 $23/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MicroFridge 10.0LMF4RW ($49/yr, 263 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R. Absocold ARD1033FW21R/L ($49/yr, 263 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the MicroFridge lineup
MicroFridge makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 3.1MF7R at $37/yr, and its priciest, the 4.8RMF4RHW at $65/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R that long and it costs about $643 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 263 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,342 of 4,704, the MicroFridge 10.0LMF4R 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.