Marvel MLRE15-IS01A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Marvel MLRE15-IS01A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MLRE15-IS01A at 192 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $36 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 50.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 210 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $36/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Marvel MLBV15-SS01A ($36/yr, 192 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marvel MLRE15-SS01A ($36/yr, 192 kWh/yr).
Within the Marvel lineup
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 80 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MPD#24-G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the MRFF236-SSK1A at $101/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MLRE15-IS01A that long and it costs about $469 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Marvel MLRE15-IS01A 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 MLRE15-IS01A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.