Mora RQ230P7SEM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Mora RQ230P7SEM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Mora RQ230P7SEM at 603 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $113 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 56.2% above it, ranking 4,093 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $41/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Mora RQ230P7SEM: Hisense RQ23G4FSEI ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool KRFC236S ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr).
Within the Mora lineup
Ranked 20 of Mora's 22 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT073N1GEM ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRM260N6TEW ($130/yr, its priciest).
Mora RQ230P7SEM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Mora RQ230P7SEM costs roughly $1,474 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Mora RQ230P7SEM runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $113/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Mora RQ230P7SEM already costs $113/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 603 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.