Running cost for the Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A
At 470 kWh/yr, the Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 21.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,416 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 $16/year over 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 Gaggenau RB472705 ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 75 of 80 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MP*D#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 MLRI*24-IS*1A that long and it costs about $1,149 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $88/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A already costs $88/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,416 of 4,704, the Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A 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.