Midea MERM27S1ASL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MERM27S1ASL costs to run
At 255 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM27S1ASL'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.
Midea MERM27S1ASL against the category
That's 33.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,196 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRM27S1 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM27S1ASL. Midea MERM26B0AWW ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 50 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 MERM27S1ASL that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MERM27S1ASL 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
The Midea MERM27S1ASL already costs $48/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 255 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,196 of 4,704, the Midea MERM27S1ASL 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.