Midea MRF23I5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MRF23I5 costs to run
At 622 kWh/yr, the Midea MRF23I5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $117 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 61.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,169 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $44/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Midea MRB23D5 ($117/yr, 622 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MRF23I7 ($117/yr, 622 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 134 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MRF23I5 that long and it costs about $1,520 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $117/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MRF23I5 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$117/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRF23I5; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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. The 622 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.