Midea MERM16S1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MERM16S1A
At 208 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM16S1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 441 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 $33/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 MERM16S1A: Magic Chef MCR170WE ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then Miele K31222UI ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 11 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 MERM16S1A 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 MERM16S1A that long and it costs about $508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MERM16S1A already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 441 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.