Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Midea MU170CWBR1RC1
The Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 244 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $46 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 36.8% less, ranking 1,006 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 $27/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 MU170CWBR1RC1: Midea MRU17F6A ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), then Midea WHS-625FWESS1 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 38 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 adds up to about $596 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 244 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,006 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.