What the Midea MRM27S5*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRM27S5*** at 255 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 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.
How the Midea MRM27S5*** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,198 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRM27S5*** on that list: Midea MRM27S1*** ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Seasons MSAR27** ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 52 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 MRM27S5*** over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MRM27S5*** that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,198 of 4,704, the Midea MRM27S5*** 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.