MARTEL F18HF01SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
MARTEL F18HF01SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the MARTEL F18HF01SS at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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 MARTEL F18HF01SS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.7% above it, ranking 3,085 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the MARTEL F18HF01SS on that list: Marathon MFF180WFD-2 ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Stovv F18HF01SB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators MARTEL makes, the F18HF01SS is the cheapest to run, $21/year less than MARTEL's priciest, the F18RF01SS.
MARTEL F18HF01SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the MARTEL F18HF01SS costs roughly $1,063 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The MARTEL F18HF01SS 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 $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the MARTEL F18HF01SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,085 of 4,704, the MARTEL F18HF01SS 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 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.