Midea MRT14B3A**: running cost
The Midea MRT14B3A** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 333 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $63 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRT14B3A** against the category
That's 13.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,238 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 $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRT14D2B** ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRT14B3A**. KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-W ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 83 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRT14B3A** costs roughly $814 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MRT14B3A** is already efficient for its category at $63/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MRT14B3A** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 333 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,238 of 4,704, the Midea MRT14B3A** 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.