Midea MRF23I7 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MRF23I7: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRF23I7 at 622 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $117 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRF23I7 against the category
That's 61.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,170 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 $44/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRF23I8 ($117/yr, 622 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRF23I7. Midea MRF23I5 ($117/yr, 622 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 135 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRF23I7 costs roughly $1,520 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $117/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MRF23I7 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 622 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.