What the Midea MRF29D9B** costs to run
At 743 kWh/yr, the Midea MRF29D9B**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $140 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 92.5% above it, ranking 4,596 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $67/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MRF29D9B**: Midea MRF29D9*** ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr), then Midea UR-BCD830WZ1-ST ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 151 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
Midea MRF29D9B** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $140/year, the Midea MRF29D9B** adds up to about $1,816 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $140/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.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MRF29D9B** already costs $140/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,596 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.