Running cost for the Midea MRQ22D5AST
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRQ22D5AST at 658 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $124 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 MRQ22D5AST compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 70.5% above it, ranking 4,324 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $51/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRQ22D5AST on that list: Midea MRQ22D4AST ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRQ22D7AST ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 141 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRQ22D5AST costs roughly $1,608 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MRQ22D5AST runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $124/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MRQ22D5AST ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 4,324 of 4,704, the Midea MRQ22D5AST 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. The 658 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.