Midea WHS-87LB1: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea WHS-87LB1 at 213 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $40 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 44.8% less, ranking 519 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 $33/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 WHS-87LB1: Midea MERM24S1ASL ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Midea WHS-87LSS1 ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 18 of Midea's 162 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MRW14B2ABB ($23/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRF29D9B** ($147/yr, its priciest).
Midea WHS-87LB1 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Midea WHS-87LB1 adds up to about $521 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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
The Midea WHS-87LB1 already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 519 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.