Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A at 219 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A against the category
That's 43.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 713 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marvel MLRE*24-IS01A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A. Marvel MLBV*24-IS01A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 32 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A adds up to about $535 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MLBV*24-SS01A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.