Midea MRU14F5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MRU14F5
At 211 kWh/yr, the Midea MRU14F5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 45.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 504 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $33/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Midea MRU14B3 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MU138SWAR1RC1 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
Midea MRU14F5 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRU14F5 costs roughly $516 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MRU14F5 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
The Midea MRU14F5 already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 504 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.