Midea HD-166FN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea HD-166FN
At 329 kWh/yr, the Midea HD-166FN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea HD-166FN against the category
That's 14.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,149 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MDRT187FGF30PRR ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea HD-166FN. MicroChill MCH2G2345 ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 75 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea HD-166FN over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea HD-166FN that long and it costs about $804 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea HD-166FN is already efficient for its category at $62/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $62/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,149 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.