Moffat MTE18G Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Moffat MTE18G costs to run
The Moffat MTE18G is certified by ENERGY STAR at 362 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 6.2% less, ranking 2,555 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 $5/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 MTE18G: Midea WHD-663FWEW1 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), then Moffat MTE18GSKSS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Moffat MTE18G costs roughly $885 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Moffat MTE18G 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.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,555 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 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.