What the Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A at 209 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A against the category
That's 45.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 477 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marvel MLWC*15-SG01A ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A. Marvel MLRE*15-SG01A ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 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.
Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A 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 MLWC*15-IG01A that long and it costs about $511 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A is already efficient for its category at $39/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
$39/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A; 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. Ranked 477 of 4,704, the Marvel MLWC*15-IG01A 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.