Running cost for the Marvel MLRF*24-SS*1A
At 386 kWh/yr, the Marvel MLRF*24-SS*1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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 0% less, ranking 2,810 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 $0/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 MLRF*24-SS*1A: Marvel MLRF*24-IS*1A ($73/yr, 386 kWh/yr), then Marvel MORF*24-SS*1A ($73/yr, 386 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 71 of Marvel's 80 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MP*D#24-*G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRFF236-SSK1A ($101/yr, its priciest).
Marvel MLRF*24-SS*1A 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 MLRF*24-SS*1A that long and it costs about $943 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Marvel MLRF*24-SS*1A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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.