Midea MERM44B0ABB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MERM44B0ABB costs to run
The Midea MERM44B0ABB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 269 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MERM44B0ABB against the category
That's 30.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,422 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 $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MERM44S1A ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERM44B0ABB. Mainstays ARM44A5ASLT ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 59 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea MERM44B0ABB over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the Midea MERM44B0ABB adds up to about $657 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MERM44B0ABB is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MERM44B0ABB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,422 of 4,704, the Midea MERM44B0ABB 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. The 269 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.