Model
Midea MRU14B3ASL
Rank #237 means 236 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 63rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 63% of those models.
What does the Midea MRU14B3ASL cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Midea MRU14B3ASL sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #237, at roughly $73 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $81/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 63% of freezer models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 13.8 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 MRU14B2*** at $73/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MRU14F5*** at $73/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 MRU14B3ASL's $73/yr adds up to roughly $1022 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Alpha RDVC138WE.
By the numbers
The Midea MRU14B3ASL 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 $73/yr, here is what the Midea MRU14B3ASL 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 MRU14B3ASL costs about $730. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $810 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MRU14B3ASL compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $73/yr, it runs about $2 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $48 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $81/yr, the Midea MRU14B3ASL uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13.8 cu ft, the Midea MRU14B3ASL is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- 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 MRU14B3ASL cheap to run?
Yes. Its $73/yr running cost puts it at rank #237 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Midea MRU14B3ASL cost per month?
About $6.09 a month, which is the $73 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: 394 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $73 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MRU14B3ASL for its size?
63rd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Midea MRU14B2***13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 264 | Midea MDRU507FGF01PRR13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 263 | Midea HS-507FWEN13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 262 | Midea 3730-93713.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 261 | L2 LRU14F4A**13.8 cu ft | $73 |
Source
ES_1129046_MRU14B3ASL_042520230341221_7682961View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MRU14B3ASL 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.