Mora MRM260N6TE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Mora MRM260N6TE: running cost
At 692 kWh/yr, the Mora MRM260N6TE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $130 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Mora MRM260N6TE against the category
That's 79.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,440 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 $58/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Mora MRM260N6TEW ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Mora MRM260N6TE. Kenmore 7568# ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Mora lineup
Mora makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT073N1GEM at $55/yr, and its priciest, the MRM260N6TEW at $130/yr.
Mora MRM260N6TE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Mora MRM260N6TE that long and it costs about $1,691 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $130/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 MRM260N6TE or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Mora MRM260N6TE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 4,440 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.