Marathon MCF35W-1 Running Cost (Freezer)
Marathon MCF35W-1: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marathon MCF35W-1 at 172 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $32 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 57.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 6 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $43/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Kalamera KCF-100E ($32/yr, 172 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DCF035A5WDB ($33/yr, 173 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marathon's own models
Marathon makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCF36W-1 at $31/yr, and its priciest, the MFF212BLS at $93/yr.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marathon MCF35W-1 is already efficient for its category at $32/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Marathon MCF35W-1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 172 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.