What the Midea WHD-113FB1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea WHD-113FB1 at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea WHD-113FB1 against the category
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,476 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 $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea WHD-113FSS1 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea WHD-113FB1. Midea WHD-113F**L ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 70 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
Midea WHD-113FB1 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the Midea WHD-113FB1 adds up to about $660 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea WHD-113FB1 is already efficient for its category at $51/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
Whether or not the Midea WHD-113FB1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.