What the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR costs to run
At 270 kWh/yr, the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $51 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.1% less, ranking 1,468 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $22/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR: Master Chef 043-0291-4 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr), then Midea MDRT134FGF04PRR ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 62 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR adds up to about $660 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 270 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,468 of 4,704, the Midea MDRT134FGF**PRR 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.