Running cost for the Marvel MORE*24-SS*1A
The Marvel MORE*24-SS*1A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 219 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $41 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 43.3% less, ranking 722 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 $31/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 MORE*24-SS*1A: Marvel MLWC*24-SS01A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr), then Professional Series PS-RF739-I6A ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr).
Within the Marvel lineup
Ranked 41 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 MORE*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 MORE*24-SS*1A that long and it costs about $535 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MORE*24-SS*1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 219 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.