What the Marvel MPBV415-IG31A costs to run
The Marvel MPBV415-IG31A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 209 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MPBV415-IG31A against the category
That's 45.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 480 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 MPBV415-SG31A ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MPBV415-IG31A. Marvel MORE*15-SS01A ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Marvel lineup
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Marvel MPBV415-IG31A adds up to about $511 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Marvel MPBV415-IG31A 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Marvel MPBV415-IG31A already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 480 of 4,704, the Marvel MPBV415-IG31A 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.