Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR costs to run
The Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 549 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $103 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.
How the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.2% above it, ranking 3,721 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR on that list: MARTEL F18RF01SS ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRF18B4 ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 122 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR that long and it costs about $1,342 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 $103/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Midea MDRF699FGF04PRR 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.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 549 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.