Midea MRU14B2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MRU14B2
The Midea MRU14B2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 211 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $40 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 45.3% less, ranking 502 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $33/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MRU14B2: Midea HS-507FWEN ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr), then Midea MRU14B3 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 13 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 MRU14B2 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Midea MRU14B2 adds up to about $516 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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
A refrigerator like the Midea MRU14B2 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 502 of 4,704, the Midea MRU14B2 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.