Midea MRM33S8ASL*: running cost
At 220 kWh/yr, the Midea MRM33S8ASL*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRM33S8ASL* against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 776 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRM33S8ESL* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRM33S8ASL*. Midea MRM33S8ASL ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MRM33S8ASL* that long and it costs about $538 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MRM33S8ASL* is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MRM33S8ASL* 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 776 of 4,704, the Midea MRM33S8ASL* 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.