Marvel MPBV415-IS31A: running cost
At 191 kWh/yr, the Marvel MPBV415-IS31A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $36 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MPBV415-IS31A against the category
That's 50.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 203 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 $37/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marvel MPBV415-SS31A ($36/yr, 191 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MPBV415-IS31A. Danby DAG016A5BDH ($36/yr, 190 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Marvel MPBV415-IS31A costs roughly $467 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Marvel MPBV415-IS31A is already efficient for its category at $36/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
The Marvel MPBV415-IS31A already costs $36/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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 191 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.