What the Marathon MCR44BLS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marathon MCR44BLS at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 MCR44BLS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 909 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marathon MCR44BLS on that list: Magic Chef MCR44WEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while MicroFridge Safe Plug or MicroFridge Safe Plug by Danby or MICRO FRIDGE with SAFE PLUG by Danby or M 2.6MF4R ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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 MCR44BLS costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Marathon MCR44BLS already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.