What the Midea MRQ23BCAST costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRQ23BCAST at 588 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRQ23BCAST against the category
That's 52.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,004 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 $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRQ23P4A** ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRQ23BCAST. Midea MRQ23B4AST ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 130 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the Midea MRQ23BCAST adds up to about $1,437 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $111/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MRQ23BCAST or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $111/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. At rank 4,004 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.