Running cost for the Midea MRB19B7***
The Midea MRB19B7*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 550 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $103 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 MRB19B7*** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.5% above it, ranking 3,753 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRB19B7*** on that list: Liebherr CS 2092G ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Moffat MDE19D***** ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 124 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MRB19B7*** that long and it costs about $1,344 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRB19B7*** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Midea MRB19B7*** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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.