What the Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH costs to run
At 438 kWh/yr, the Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH against the category
That's 13.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,109 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marathon MFF179WBM-2LH ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH. Marathon MFF179SSBM-LH ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Marathon lineup
Marathon makes 57 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 49 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH adds up to about $1,070 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Marathon MFF179SSBM-RH already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,109 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.