Seasons MSTF14 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Seasons MSTF14
At 333 kWh/yr, the Seasons MSTF14's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $63 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.7% less, ranking 2,242 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 $10/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 Seasons MSTF14: Samsung RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr), then TCL TRT15T4 ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 of Seasons's 25 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MSCM24 ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MSBF18IM ($103/yr, its priciest).
Seasons MSTF14 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Seasons MSTF14 that long and it costs about $814 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/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
$63/year to run is the predictable cost of the Seasons MSTF14; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.