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Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$88/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 470 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.24per day
$7.36per month
470kWh per year, certified
$1,149over a 13-yr lifespan

The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A against the category

That's 21.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,417 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 $16/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A. Marvel MLRI*24-IS*1A ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 76 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.

What this adds up to over time

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A costs roughly $1,149 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Marvel MLRI*24-SS*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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MLRI*24-SS*1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

At rank 3,417 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 470 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.