Midea MERM44S1ASL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MERM44S1ASL: running cost
At 269 kWh/yr, the Midea MERM44S1ASL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $51 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Midea MERM44S1ASL compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.3% less, ranking 1,424 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MERM44S1ASL on that list: Midea MERM44S1A ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Perlick URA24A61-5- ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 61 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Midea MERM44S1ASL 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 MERM44S1ASL that long and it costs about $657 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $51/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 269 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,424 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.