Running cost for the Midea MRF29D9B**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRF29D9B** at 782 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $147 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRF29D9B** against the category
That's 102.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,676 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
Dacor DRS425300** ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRF29D9B**. Midea MRF29D6AST ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Among Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $124/year over the MRW14B2ABB, the brand's cheapest.
Midea MRF29D9B** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRF29D9B** costs roughly $1,911 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRF29D9B** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $147/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MRF29D9B** already costs $147/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 782 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.