Running cost for the Midea MRQ22D4AST
The Midea MRQ22D4AST is certified by ENERGY STAR at 658 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $124 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRQ22D4AST against the category
That's 70.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,323 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 $51/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRQ22D5AST ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRQ22D4AST. L2 LRQ22D6*** ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 140 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Midea MRQ22D4AST over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $124/year, the Midea MRQ22D4AST adds up to about $1,608 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $124/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $124/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 658 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.