Marathon M4-150PANR: running cost
The Marathon M4-150PANR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 134 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $25 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 M4-150PANR compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 65.3% less, ranking 64 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $47/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marathon M4-150PANR on that list: Marathon M4-150BLS ($25/yr, 134 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Marathon M4-150SS ($25/yr, 134 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Marathon's own models
Ranked 5 of Marathon's 57 certified refrigerators, this sits between the M4-100BLS ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MFF208WFD-2 ($87/yr, its priciest).
Marathon M4-150PANR over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marathon M4-150PANR that long and it costs about $327 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $25/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
A refrigerator like the Marathon M4-150PANR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
At rank 64 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 134 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.