What the Midea WHS-625FWEW1 costs to run
At 244 kWh/yr, the Midea WHS-625FWEW1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,008 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 $27/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 WHS-625FWESS1 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is OMNImax 3730-739 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 162 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 40 of 162 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRW14B2ABB at $23/yr, and its priciest, the MRF29D9B** at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Midea WHS-625FWEW1 that long and it costs about $596 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea WHS-625FWEW1 is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea WHS-625FWEW1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 244 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,008 of 4,704, the Midea WHS-625FWEW1 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.