Running cost for the Marathon MAR110W
At 240 kWh/yr, the Marathon MAR110W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $45 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 MAR110W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.8% less, ranking 979 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marathon MAR110W on that list: Marathon MAR110BLS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Silhouette Professional DAR055D1BSSPRO ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Marathon's own models
Ranked 17 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Marathon MAR110W costs roughly $587 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $45/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
Whether or not the Marathon MAR110W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 979 of 4,704, the Marathon MAR110W sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.