Midea MDRT134FGFPRR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MDRT134FGFPRR costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MDRT134FGFPRR at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MDRT134FGFPRR against the category
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,468 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 $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MDRT134FGF04PRR ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MDRT134FGFPRR. Master Chef 043-0291-4 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 62 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
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 MDRT134FGFPRR that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MDRT134FGFPRR is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $51/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 1,468 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 270 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.