Midea MRS25I7 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MRS25I7: running cost
The Midea MRS25I7 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 624 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $117 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 MRS25I7 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 61.7% above it, ranking 4,176 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $45/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRS25I7 on that list: GE Profile PJE23BYW ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GZE24NGY ($118/yr, 625 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 137 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Midea MRS25I7 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea MRS25I7 that long and it costs about $1,525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $117/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
Whether or not the Midea MRS25I7 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 624 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,176 of 4,704, the Midea MRS25I7 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.