Midea MRU21C7 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea MRU21C7: running cost
At 524 kWh/yr, the Midea MRU21C7's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $99 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 MRU21C7 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 35.8% above it, ranking 3,586 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRU21C7 on that list: Frigidaire FRSN2610A ($99/yr, 524 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Beko BFFD30216SSIM ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 121 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $99/year, the Midea MRU21C7 adds up to about $1,281 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRU21C7 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $99/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MRU21C7 already costs $99/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 3,586 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. The 524 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.