What the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE at 215 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.
How the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 587 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE on that list: Magic Chef MCBR265WE ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Professional Series PS-CRF931US-IN ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Montgomery Ward lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Montgomery Ward makes, the MFR337-BLUE costs the most to run, $4/year more than Montgomery Ward's cheapest, the FR336-W-B-SSBLACK.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE adds up to about $525 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Montgomery Ward MFR337-BLUE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 215 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.