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Mora MRB172N6AE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Mora MRB172N6AE: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$85/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the Mora MRB172N6AE at 453 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.23per day
$7.10per month
453kWh per year, certified
$1,107over a 13-yr lifespan

The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Mora MRB172N6AE against the category

That's 17.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,224 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Mora RB170P3ESEM ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Mora MRB172N6AE. Hisense RB17N3ESE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Mora lineup

Mora makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT073N1GEM at $55/yr, and its priciest, the MRM260N6TEW at $130/yr.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $85/year, the Mora MRB172N6AE adds up to about $1,107 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Mora MRB172N6AE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,224 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.