MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW at 346 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW against the category
That's 10.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,384 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FF711ES ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW. MicroFridge 4.8MF4R ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among MicroFridge's 18 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $28/year over the 3.1MF7R, the brand's cheapest.
MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW that long and it costs about $846 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW is already efficient for its category at $65/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
Whether or not the MicroFridge 4.8RMF4RHW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 346 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.