What the Midea MRM45B4ABB costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRM45B4ABB at 329 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRM45B4ABB against the category
That's 14.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,153 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRM45D3ASL ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRM45B4ABB. Midea MRM45B2ASL ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 79 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Midea MRM45B4ABB over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Midea MRM45B4ABB adds up to about $804 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MRM45B4ABB is already efficient for its category at $62/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
At $62/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.