What the Midea MRF29D2*** costs to run
The Midea MRF29D2*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 782 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $147 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRF29D2*** against the category
That's 102.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,668 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 $74/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRF29D2A** ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRF29D2***. Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 154 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRF29D2*** costs roughly $1,911 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $147/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 MRF29D2*** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MRF29D2*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.