Midea MERM24S1ASL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MERM24S1ASL costs to run
The Midea MERM24S1ASL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 213 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $40 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 44.8% less, ranking 518 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 MERM24S1ASL: Kenmore KMR25MS1E ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Midea WHS-87LB1 ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MERM24S1ASL that long and it costs about $521 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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 MERM24S1ASL already costs $40/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 213 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 518 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.