Midea MERM33S1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MERM33S1A
At 220 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM33S1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MERM33S1A against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 768 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRM33B2A ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM33S1A. Master Chef 043-1502-8 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MERM33S1A costs roughly $538 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MERM33S1A is already efficient for its category at $41/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 MERM33S1A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 768 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. The 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.