Model
Midea MRQ22D4AST
Rank #915 means 914 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 46th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 46% of those models.
What does the Midea MRQ22D4AST cost to run per year?
Among the 1,000 refrigerator models we track, the Midea MRQ22D4AST's $122/yr running cost ranks it #915, in the pricier fifth of the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $134/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 46% of refrigerator models we track, right in the class's middle band. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 21.6 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT at $122/yr runs a little cheaper and the Thorkitchen TRF3601FD at $122/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Midea MRQ22D4AST's $122/yr adds up to roughly $1464 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT.
By the numbers
The Midea MRQ22D4AST 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 $122/yr, here is what the Midea MRQ22D4AST 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 MRQ22D4AST costs about $1220. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1340 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MRQ22D4AST compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $122/yr, it runs about $58 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $114 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $134/yr, the Midea MRQ22D4AST uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 21.6 cu ft, the Midea MRQ22D4AST is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Midea MRQ22D4AST cheap to run?
Its $122/yr running cost, rank #915 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Midea MRQ22D4AST cost per month?
About $10.18 a month, which is the $122 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: 658 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $122 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MRQ22D4AST for its size?
46th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 915 | Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT21.6 cu ft | $122 |
| 914 | Samsung RF27CG5010**26.5 cu ft | $122 |
| 913 | Sks SKSFD4826*26 cu ft | $121 |
| 912 | Bosch B36CD80EN*21.5 cu ft | $121 |
| 911 | Lg LRFWS2906*28.7 cu ft | $121 |
Source
ES_1030337_MRQ22D4AST_09232020074759_7279307View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MRQ22D4AST 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.