Moffat MDE19D******: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Moffat MDE19D****** at 466 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $88 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.7% above it, ranking 3,373 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 $15/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 Moffat MDE19D******: Moffat MDE19D***** ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), then OMNImax 3750-001 ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr).
Comparing Moffat's own models
Ranked 22 of Moffat's 29 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MPE12F***** ($58/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MYE22HYPKFS ($124/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Moffat MDE19D****** that long and it costs about $1,139 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $88/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Moffat MDE19D******; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,373 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. The 466 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.