Marvel MLWC24-SG01A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Marvel MLWC24-SG01A: running cost
At 251 kWh/yr, the Marvel MLWC24-SG01A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $47 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 35% less, ranking 1,157 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 $25/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 MLWC24-SG01A: Marvel MLWC24-IG01A ($47/yr, 251 kWh/yr), then VIKING VBUI5241GSS ($47/yr, 251 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 69 of Marvel's 80 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MPD#24-G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRFF236-SSK1A ($101/yr, its priciest).
Marvel MLWC24-SG01A over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Marvel MLWC24-SG01A adds up to about $613 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Marvel MLWC24-SG01A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 1,157 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 251 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.