Mora MRF220N6BEW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Mora MRF220N6BEW: running cost
At 585 kWh/yr, the Mora MRF220N6BEW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Mora MRF220N6BEW against the category
That's 51.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,963 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 $37/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung RF22A4111 ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Mora MRF220N6BEW. Mora MRF220N6BE ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Mora makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Mora MRF220N6BEW costs roughly $1,430 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $110/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 Mora MRF220N6BEW or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Mora MRF220N6BEW already costs $110/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 585 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,963 of 4,704, the Mora MRF220N6BEW 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.