Midea MERM26B0AWW: running cost
At 255 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM26B0AWW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $48 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,195 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $25/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Midea MERM26B0ABB ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MERM27S1ASL ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 49 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Midea MERM26B0AWW 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 MERM26B0AWW that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MERM26B0AWW is already efficient for its category at $48/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
Whether or not the Midea MERM26B0AWW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,195 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.