What the MicroFridge 3.0MF4R costs to run
At 319 kWh/yr, the MicroFridge 3.0MF4R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MicroFridge 3.0MF4R against the category
That's 17.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,931 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 $13/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MicroFridge 3.0RMF4RHS ($60/yr, 319 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MicroFridge 3.0MF4R. Danby Designer DCR031B1WDD ($60/yr, 319 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the MicroFridge lineup
MicroFridge makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the MicroFridge 3.0MF4R adds up to about $780 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The MicroFridge 3.0MF4R is already efficient for its category at $60/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
At $60/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 319 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.