Midea MRT21D3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MRT21D3: running cost
At 390 kWh/yr, the Midea MRT21D3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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 MRT21D3 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,837 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRT21D3 on that list: KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRT21D3B ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 107 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 MRT21D3 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Midea MRT21D3 adds up to about $953 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $73/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,837 of 4,704, the Midea MRT21D3 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.