Marathon MFF208WFD-2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Marathon MFF208WFD-2: running cost
At 461 kWh/yr, the Marathon MFF208WFD-2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $87 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.4% above it, ranking 3,295 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $14/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Marathon MFF208WFD-2: Marathon MFF208WFD ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr), then TCL TRF20S5AL-S1 ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr).
Within the Marathon lineup
Of the 57 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Marathon makes, the MFF208WFD-2 costs the most to run, $61/year more than Marathon's cheapest, the M4-100BLS.
Marathon MFF208WFD-2 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the Marathon MFF208WFD-2 adds up to about $1,127 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marathon MFF208WFD-2 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Marathon MFF208WFD-2 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.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,295 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.