Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG: running cost
The Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG is certified by ENERGY STAR at 743 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $140 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG against the category
That's 92.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,594 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 $67/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRF29D9 ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG. L2 LRF29D3 ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 149 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG costs roughly $1,816 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $140/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG already costs $140/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 743 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,594 of 4,704, the Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG 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.