Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH: running cost
The Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 438 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 13.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,108 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $10/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Marathon MFF179SSBM-2RH ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Marathon makes 57 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 48 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH that long and it costs about $1,070 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,108 of 4,704, the Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH 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. The 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.