Midea MERV113B0A Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Midea MERV113B0A
Brand: Midea

Running cost for the Midea MERV113B0A

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$25/year at the national-average rate

The Midea MERV113B0A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 135 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.07per day

$2.11per month

135kWh per year, certified

$330over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $25 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Midea MERV113B0A against the category

That's 65% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 85 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 $47/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR ($25/yr, 135 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MERV113B0A. Fisher & Paykel RS30SHE ($25/yr, 135 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.

Midea MERV113B0A over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MERV113B0A costs roughly $330 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

The Midea MERV113B0A is already efficient for its category at $25/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

At $25/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.