Magic Chef Refrigerators: Energy Cost by Model

A typical Magic Chef refrigerator costs

about $4 a month

$48 a year, at the US average of 18.0¢ per kWh

See what it costs where you live

The sticker on the box says $38. It is worked out at one national rate, so it moves once you choose your state.

Averaged across 139 refrigerators on sale in the US. An estimate at your state's average rate — not a guarantee of your bill.

Have a model number? See your model's own figure

139 models, averaging 268 kWh a year. That is 24% less than the refrigerators average of 354 kWh.

Which kind do you have?

Cheapest to run

A year at the U.S. average rate.

All 139 models

Models with annual energy use and estimated running cost
	Type		Cost a year in the U.S.
MCR16CHB	Compact refrigerator	1.6 cu ft	$38	208
MCR16CHM	Compact refrigerator	1.6 cu ft	$38	208
MCR16CHR	Compact refrigerator	1.6 cu ft	$38	208
MCR16CHW	Compact refrigerator	1.6 cu ft	$38	208
MCR170BE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$38	208
MCR170WE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$38	208
310499379	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$38	208
307267284	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$38	208
HMAR265BE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMAR265SE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMAR265WE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMBR265BE1	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMBR265SE1	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMBR265WE1	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
MCBR265BE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
MCBR265BEF	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
MCBR265SE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
MCBR265SEF	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
MCBR265WE	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
318796657	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
318796745	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
318796744	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
203405145	Compact refrigerator	2.6 cu ft	$39	215
HMR330BE	Compact refrigerator	3.3 cu ft	$40	219
HMR330SE	Compact refrigerator	3.3 cu ft	$40	219
HMR330SEF	Compact refrigerator	3.3 cu ft	$40	219
HMR330WE	Compact refrigerator	3.3 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHB	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHBF	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHM	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHMF	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHR	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHRF	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHW	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
MCR32CHWF	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$40	219
305026419	Compact refrigerator	3.3 cu ft	$40	219
MCBR350B2	Compact refrigerator	3.5 cu ft	$40	219
HMAR45HCBE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	226
HMAR45HCSE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	226
HMAR45HCWE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	226
321204314	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	226
HMBR440BE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMBR440BEF	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMBR440SE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMBR440WE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMBR440WEF	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMR440BE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMR440SE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
HMR440WE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44BE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44BEF	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44SE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44SEF	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44WE	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCR44WEF	Compact refrigerator	4.4 cu ft	$41	228
MCAR240SE2	Compact refrigerator	2.4 cu ft	$43	238
HMAR170BE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
HMAR170STE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
HMAR170WE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
MCAR170BE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
MCAR170STE	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
306192666	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
305216326	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
305026543	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
305026423	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
305026416	Compact refrigerator	1.7 cu ft	$44	245
MCBR350S2	Compact refrigerator	3.5 cu ft	$44	245
MCBR350W2	Compact refrigerator	3.5 cu ft	$44	245
HMAR33BE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	258
HMAR33SE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	258
HMAR33WE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	258
MCAR320BE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR320PSE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR320STE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR320WE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR32BE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR32PSE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR32STE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
MCAR32WE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$47	259
HMTR450BE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$48	265
HMTR450SE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$48	265
HMTR450WE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$48	265
MCAR240B2	Compact refrigerator	2.4 cu ft	$48	266
HMDR1000BEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
HMDR1000SEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
HMDR1000STMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
HMDR1000WEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
HMDR1000WFMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCAR1000BEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCAR1000STMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCAR1000WEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000BEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000BFMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000STMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000STFMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000WEMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
MCDR1000WFMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	10.1 cu ft	$54	297
HMDR310	Compact refrigerator	3.1 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR310BE	Compact refrigerator	3.1 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR310SE	Compact refrigerator	3.1 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR310WE	Compact refrigerator	3.1 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR31GBE	Compact refrigerator	3 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR31GSE	Compact refrigerator	3 cu ft	$58	320
HMDR31GWE	Compact refrigerator	3 cu ft	$58	320
305706192	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$58	322
HMCR320BE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$58	323
HMCR320ME	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$58	323
HMCR320RE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$58	323
HMCR320WE	Compact refrigerator	3.2 cu ft	$58	323
HMDR450BE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR450SE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR450SEF	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR450WE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR45B	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR45PS	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HMDR45W	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR450BE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR450SE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR450WE	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR45B	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR45PS	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
MCDR45W	Compact refrigerator	4.5 cu ft	$59	327
HVDR430BE	Compact refrigerator	4.3 cu ft	$59	329
HVDR430SE	Compact refrigerator	4.3 cu ft	$59	329
HVDR430WE	Compact refrigerator	4.3 cu ft	$59	329
MCDR740BE1	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
MCDR740BEF	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
MCDR740STE1	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
MCDR740WE1	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
MCDR740WEF	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
310700103	Compact refrigerator	7.3 cu ft	$62	344
MCDR740BE	Compact refrigerator	7.4 cu ft	$62	345
MCDR740STE	Compact refrigerator	7.4 cu ft	$62	345
MCDR740WE	Compact refrigerator	7.4 cu ft	$62	345
MCTM18BMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	17.6 cu ft	$65	360
MCTM18PSMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	17.6 cu ft	$65	360
MCTM18WMost Efficient	Top-freezer refrigerator	17.6 cu ft	$65	360
MCBM920S1	Bottom-freezer refrigerator	9.2 cu ft	$67	374
MCBM920W1	Bottom-freezer refrigerator	9.2 cu ft	$67	374

139 models · cost a year at the U.S. average residential rate of 18.0¢ per kWh

Cost in every state

268 kWh a year × each state's average residential rate (EIA 12-month average through July 2026).

State	Rate	Per year	Per month
Hawaii	43.7¢	$117	about $10 a month
California	33.1¢	$89	about $7 a month
Massachusetts	30.4¢	$82	about $7 a month
Rhode Island	29.4¢	$79	about $7 a month
Maine	29.3¢	$79	about $7 a month
New York	28.4¢	$76	about $6 a month
Connecticut	28.2¢	$76	about $6 a month
Alaska	27.0¢	$73	about $6 a month
New Hampshire	26.8¢	$72	about $6 a month
District of Columbia	24.2¢	$65	about $5 a month

Show all 52 states

Vermont	23.9¢	$64	about $5 a month
New Jersey	23.6¢	$63	about $5 a month
Maryland	22.3¢	$60	about $5 a month
Michigan	21.0¢	$56	about $5 a month
Pennsylvania	20.8¢	$56	about $5 a month
Illinois	19.0¢	$51	about $4 a month
Wisconsin	18.8¢	$50	about $4 a month
Ohio	18.3¢	$49	about $4 a month
U.S. average	18.0¢	$48	about $4 a month
Delaware	18.0¢	$48	about $4 a month
Indiana	17.1¢	$46	about $4 a month
Virginia	16.6¢	$44	about $4 a month
Colorado	16.6¢	$44	about $4 a month
Alabama	16.5¢	$44	about $4 a month
Minnesota	16.2¢	$44	about $4 a month
Texas	16.0¢	$43	about $4 a month
South Carolina	15.7¢	$42	about $4 a month
West Virginia	15.7¢	$42	about $4 a month
Oregon	15.6¢	$42	about $3 a month
Arizona	15.5¢	$42	about $3 a month
Florida	15.4¢	$41	about $3 a month
New Mexico	15.2¢	$41	about $3 a month
Kansas	15.1¢	$41	about $3 a month
Georgia	15.1¢	$40	about $3 a month
Mississippi	14.9¢	$40	about $3 a month
North Carolina	14.9¢	$40	about $3 a month
South Dakota	14.3¢	$38	about $3 a month
Washington	14.2¢	$38	about $3 a month
Wyoming	14.2¢	$38	about $3 a month
Iowa	14.1¢	$38	about $3 a month
Kentucky	14.0¢	$38	about $3 a month
Montana	13.9¢	$37	about $3 a month
Missouri	13.9¢	$37	about $3 a month
Tennessee	13.7¢	$37	about $3 a month
Oklahoma	13.6¢	$37	about $3 a month
Nevada	13.6¢	$36	about $3 a month
Arkansas	13.5¢	$36	about $3 a month
Utah	13.3¢	$36	about $3 a month
Louisiana	13.1¢	$35	about $3 a month
Nebraska	12.9¢	$35	about $3 a month
Idaho	12.7¢	$34	about $3 a month
North Dakota	12.5¢	$34	about $3 a month

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