Midea MRF29D2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.