Marvel MLRE24-SS01A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Marvel MLRE24-SS01A
At 219 kWh/yr, the Marvel MLRE24-SS01A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MLRE24-SS01A against the category
That's 43.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 717 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 MLRE24-SS11A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MLRE24-SS01A. Marvel MLRE24-IS21A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 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.
Marvel MLRE24-SS01A over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MLRE24-SS01A that long and it costs about $535 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Marvel MLRE24-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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MLRE24-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.