What the Midea MRQ23P4AST costs to run
The Midea MRQ23P4AST is certified by ENERGY STAR at 588 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $111 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 MRQ23P4AST compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.3% above it, ranking 4,006 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRQ23P4AST on that list: Midea MRQ23P4A** ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Moffat MWE22FYPKF* ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 132 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRQ23P4AST costs roughly $1,437 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $111/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRQ23P4AST; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 588 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.