Marathon MFF184W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Marathon MFF184W
The Marathon MFF184W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 367 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $69 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 MFF184W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.9% less, ranking 2,674 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marathon MFF184W on that list: Marathon MFF184SS ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Mora RT180N3AEM ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Marathon's own models
Ranked 36 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).
Marathon MFF184W over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Marathon MFF184W adds up to about $897 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Marathon MFF184W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 367 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,674 of 4,704, the Marathon MFF184W 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.