Running cost for the Midea MRT16D2B**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRT16D2B** at 347 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRT16D2B** against the category
That's 10.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,429 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 $7/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Moffat MPE16V***** ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRT16D2B**. Kenmore KMR75TWEE ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 89 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 $65/year, the Midea MRT16D2B** adds up to about $848 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRT16D2B** is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRT16D2B**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.