Midea MDRT663FGF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MDRT663FGF: running cost
The Midea MDRT663FGF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 362 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 MDRT663FGF compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.2% less, ranking 2,546 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MDRT663FGF on that list: Midea HD663FWE ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRT18B2 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 91 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Midea MDRT663FGF over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MDRT663FGF that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
A refrigerator like the Midea MDRT663FGF 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
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 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.