Midea HD-676FWEN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea HD-676FWEN costs to run
The Midea HD-676FWEN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 466 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea HD-676FWEN against the category
That's 20.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,365 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 $15/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRB19B7 ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea HD-676FWEN. L2 LRB19B5A ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 118 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the Midea HD-676FWEN adds up to about $1,139 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $88/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea HD-676FWEN or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Midea HD-676FWEN is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,365 of 4,704, the Midea HD-676FWEN 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 466 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.