Model
Midea MRC07M7AWW
Rank #55 means 54 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 43rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 43% of those models.
What does the Midea MRC07M7AWW cost to run per year?
The Midea MRC07M7AWW runs for about $42 a year, landing it near the bottom of the cost table at rank #55 of 622 freezer models we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $47/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 43% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 7 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MRC07M6AWW at $42/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MRC07M8A** at $42/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Midea MRC07M7AWW's $42/yr adds up to roughly $588 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic King ARC07B2C**.
By the numbers
The Midea MRC07M7AWW normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $42/yr, here is what the Midea MRC07M7AWW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Midea MRC07M7AWW costs about $420. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $470 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MRC07M7AWW compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $42/yr, it runs about $33 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $17 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $47/yr, the Midea MRC07M7AWW uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 7 cu ft, the Midea MRC07M7AWW is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Midea MRC07M7AWW cheap to run?
Yes. Its $42/yr running cost puts it at rank #55 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Midea MRC07M7AWW cost per month?
About $3.48 a month, which is the $42 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 225 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $42 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MRC07M7AWW for its size?
43rd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Midea MRC07M6AWW7 cu ft | $42 |
| 63 | Midea MRC07M5AWW7 cu ft | $42 |
| 62 | L2 LRC07M3A**7 cu ft | $42 |
| 61 | L2 LRC07M2AWWC7 cu ft | $42 |
| 60 | Homcom 800-195V80WT3 cu ft | $42 |
Source
ES_1030337_MRC07M7AWW_042520220737617_1698421View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MRC07M7AWW are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.