What the Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A costs to run
At 192 kWh/yr, the Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $36 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A against the category
That's 50.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 209 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 $36/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marvel MLRE*15-IS01A ($36/yr, 192 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A. Marvel MLBV*15-IS01A ($36/yr, 192 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 80 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MP*D#24-*G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the MRFF236-SSK1A at $101/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A that long and it costs about $469 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A is already efficient for its category at $36/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Marvel MLBV*15-SS01A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 192 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.