Midea MRM33B2A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MRM33B2A: running cost
At 220 kWh/yr, the Midea MRM33B2A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $41 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 MRM33B2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 769 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRM33B2A on that list: Midea MERM33S1A ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRM33B4ABB ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 21 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRM33B2A costs roughly $538 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
The Midea MRM33B2A already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 769 of 4,704, the Midea MRM33B2A 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.