Marathon MCF36W-1: running cost
At 167 kWh/yr, the Marathon MCF36W-1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $31 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Marathon MCF36W-1 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 58.4% less, ranking 4 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $44/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marathon MCF36W-1 on that list: EPIC ECF36W-1 ($31/yr, 167 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kalamera KCF-100E ($32/yr, 172 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Marathon lineup
Of the 11 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Marathon makes, the MCF36W-1 is the cheapest to run, $61/year less than Marathon's priciest, the MFF212BLS.
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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $31/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$31/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marathon MCF36W-1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The Marathon MCF36W-1 is among the cheapest 658 freezers tracked here to run, see the full Freezer category page for the rest of the range.