MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or…
What the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R at 258 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $49 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.2% less, ranking 1,224 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $24/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R: Magic Chef HMAR33WE ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr), then MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4RS ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M's 5 certified refrigerators, this sits between the 2.6MF4R ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 3.3MF4R ($49/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R adds up to about $631 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,224 of 4,704, the MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 3.2MF4R 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.