Midea WHD-663FWESS1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Midea WHD-663FWESS1: running cost
At 362 kWh/yr, the Midea WHD-663FWESS1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,552 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 $5/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 Midea WHD-663FWEB1 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea WHD-663FWESS1 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 97 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-663FWESS1 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea WHD-663FWESS1 that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea WHD-663FWESS1 is already efficient for its category at $68/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
The Midea WHD-663FWESS1 already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,552 of 4,704, the Midea WHD-663FWESS1 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. The 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.