Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR at 465 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,327 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $15/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is MARTEL F18RF01SS ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MRF18B4 ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 115 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR adds up to about $1,136 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR 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 $87/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR already costs $87/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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. The 465 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.