Midea MRF29D2B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.