Midea MRM27S5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.