Midea MRU14B3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea MRU14B3 costs to run
The Midea MRU14B3 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 211 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRU14B3 against the category
That's 45.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 503 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRU14F5 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRU14B3. Midea MRU14B2 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea MRU14B3 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 MRU14B3 that long and it costs about $516 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRU14B3 is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRU14B3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 211 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 503 of 4,704, the Midea MRU14B3 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.