Midea MERM33S1ABB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MERM33S1ABB
At 260 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM33S1ABB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MERM33S1ABB against the category
That's 32.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,309 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 $24/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MERM33S1ASL ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM33S1ABB. Midea MERM33S1A ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 54 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 MERM33S1ABB costs roughly $635 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MERM33S1ABB is already efficient for its category at $49/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 MERM33S1ABB already costs $49/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,309 of 4,704, the Midea MERM33S1ABB 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.