Midea MRT18D3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MRT18D3
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRT18D3 at 369 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $69 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 MRT18D3 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.4% less, ranking 2,699 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRT18D3 on that list: Midea MRT18D2B ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRT18D3B ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 102 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRT18D3 costs roughly $902 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MRT18D3 already costs $69/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 369 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.