Midea MERM17B0A**: running cost
At 246 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM17B0A**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MERM17B0A** against the category
That's 36.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,072 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MERM17B0ABB ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM17B0A**. MicroChill MCH1G2317 ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the Midea MERM17B0A** adds up to about $601 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MERM17B0A** is already efficient for its category at $46/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 $46/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,072 of 4,704, the Midea MERM17B0A** 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. The 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.