Midea WHD-774FW1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Midea WHD-774FW1 costs to run
The Midea WHD-774FW1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,901 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 $2/year over 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-774FSSE1 ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea WHD-774FWE1 ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 112 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-774FW1 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $74/year, the Midea WHD-774FW1 adds up to about $968 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea WHD-774FW1 is already efficient for its category at $74/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
The Midea WHD-774FW1 already costs $74/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 2,901 of 4,704, the Midea WHD-774FW1 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 396 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.