Midea WHD-663FWE***: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea WHD-663FWE*** at 362 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $68 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 6.2% less, ranking 2,550 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 $5/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 WHD-663FWE***: Midea MRT18S3A** ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), then Midea WHD-663FWEB1* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 95 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea WHD-663FWE*** costs roughly $885 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea WHD-663FWE*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 362 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,550 of 4,704, the Midea WHD-663FWE*** sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.