Marathon MFF115 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Marathon MFF115 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marathon MFF115 at 397 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marathon MFF115 against the category
That's 2.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,914 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marathon MFF115SSBM ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marathon MFF115. KitchenAid KBWG11NCSS ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Marathon makes 57 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 37 of 57 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the M4-100BLS at $25/yr, and its priciest, the MFF208WFD-2 at $87/yr.
Marathon MFF115 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Marathon MFF115 adds up to about $970 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marathon MFF115 is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Marathon MFF115 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 397 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,914 of 4,704, the Marathon MFF115 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.