What the Midea MRT18D4B** costs to run
At 369 kWh/yr, the Midea MRT18D4B**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRT18D4B** against the category
That's 4.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,701 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea UR-BCD512WX-SQ ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRT18D4B**. Midea MRT18D3B** ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 104 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Midea MRT18D4B** 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 MRT18D4B** that long and it costs about $902 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRT18D4B** is already efficient for its category at $69/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
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRT18D4B**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 369 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,701 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.