Marvel MLDR24-SS61A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Marvel MLDR24-SS61A
The Marvel MLDR24-SS61A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 217 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $41 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 Marvel MLDR24-SS61A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.8% less, ranking 602 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marvel MLDR24-SS61A on that list: Marvel MLDR24-IS61A ($41/yr, 217 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Sub-Zero ID-27R ($41/yr, 217 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Marvel lineup
Ranked 30 of Marvel's 80 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MPD#24-G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRFF236-SSK1A ($101/yr, its priciest).
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 MLDR24-SS61A that long and it costs about $530 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Marvel MLDR24-SS61A already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 602 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.