Running cost for the Marathon MFF123W
At 316 kWh/yr, the Marathon MFF123W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $59 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marathon MFF123W against the category
That's 18.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,922 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 $13/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TRUARCTIC TRTM1224SV ($59/yr, 316 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marathon MFF123W. Marathon MFF123SS ($59/yr, 316 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Marathon makes 57 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 30 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 MFF123W over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $59/year, the Marathon MFF123W adds up to about $772 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Marathon MFF123W is already efficient for its category at $59/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Marathon MFF123W 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,922 of 4,704, the Marathon MFF123W 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.