Marvel MLRE24-BG01A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Marvel MLRE24-BG01A
The Marvel MLRE24-BG01A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 251 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35% less, ranking 1,153 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $25/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Marvel MLRE24-BG01A: Marvel MLBV24-SG01A ($47/yr, 251 kWh/yr), then Marvel MLRE24-IG01A ($47/yr, 251 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 65 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).
Marvel MLRE24-BG01A over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Marvel MLRE24-BG01A adds up to about $613 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Marvel MLRE24-BG01A already costs $47/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 1,153 of 4,704, the Marvel MLRE24-BG01A 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 251 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.