What the Midea MRF29D2B** costs to run
At 782 kWh/yr, the Midea MRF29D2B**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $147 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRF29D2B** against the category
That's 102.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,670 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 MRF29D3ABB ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRF29D2B**. Midea MRF29D2A** ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 156 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 MRF29D2B** costs roughly $1,911 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $147/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Midea MRF29D2B** 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,670 of 4,704, the Midea MRF29D2B** sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 782 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.