Running cost for the Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR at 588 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $111 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 MDRM848FGF04PRR compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.3% above it, ranking 4,002 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR on that list: Midea HQ-827WEN ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRQ23B4AST ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 128 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR costs roughly $1,437 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR 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 $111/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR already costs $111/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.