Moffat MWE22FYPKF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Moffat MWE22FYPKF costs to run
At 588 kWh/yr, the Moffat MWE22FYPKF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 52.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,007 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 $38/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 MRQ23P4AST ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Moffat MWE22FYPKFS ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Moffat makes 29 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 of 29 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MPE12F at $58/yr, and its priciest, the MYE22HYPKFS at $124/yr.
Moffat MWE22FYPKF over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Moffat MWE22FYPKF that long and it costs about $1,437 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $111/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Moffat MWE22FYPKF or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Moffat MWE22FYPKF already costs $111/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 588 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,007 of 4,704, the Moffat MWE22FYPKF 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.