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What the Marvel MPBV415-SS31A costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$36/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MPBV415-SS31A at 191 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.10per day
$2.99per month
191kWh per year, certified
$467over a 13-yr lifespan

The $36 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 50.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 204 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $37/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Marvel MPBV415-IS31A ($36/yr, 191 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marvel MPWC415-IS31A ($36/yr, 191 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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 MPBV415-SS31A 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 MPBV415-SS31A that long and it costs about $467 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Weighing a replacement

The Marvel MPBV415-SS31A 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

At $36/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

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.