Running cost for the Midea MERM17B0ABB
At 246 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM17B0ABB'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 MERM17B0ABB against the category
That's 36.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,073 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 MERM17B0ASL ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM17B0ABB. Midea MERM17B0A** ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 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 MERM17B0ABB that long and it costs about $601 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MERM17B0ABB 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MERM17B0ABB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,073 of 4,704, the Midea MERM17B0ABB 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.