Midea MRW34B4A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MRW34B4A
The Midea MRW34B4A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 143 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $27 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 63% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 96 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 $46/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 Insignia NS-WC29SS3-C ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is XO XOU15WGBSL ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MRW34B4A costs roughly $349 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MRW34B4A is already efficient for its category at $27/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRW34B4A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 143 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.