Seasons MSTF18 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Seasons MSTF18
At 362 kWh/yr, the Seasons MSTF18's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $68 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 6.2% less, ranking 2,565 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 $5/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 MSTF18: SANKEY RF 1963 SS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), then Seasons MSTF18BKR ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 14 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 MSTF18 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 MSTF18 that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Seasons MSTF18 already costs $68/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,565 of 4,704, the Seasons MSTF18 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.