What the MicroFridge 4.8MF4R costs to run
The MicroFridge 4.8MF4R is certified by ENERGY STAR at 346 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $65 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.
How the MicroFridge 4.8MF4R compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.4% less, ranking 2,383 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the MicroFridge 4.8MF4R on that list: MicroFridge 4.8LMF4RHW ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 of MicroFridge's 18 certified refrigerators, this sits between the 3.1MF7R ($37/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 4.8RMF4RHW ($65/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the MicroFridge 4.8MF4R costs roughly $846 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The MicroFridge 4.8MF4R already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,383 of 4,704, the MicroFridge 4.8MF4R 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. The 346 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.