Marvel MPDR424-SS71A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Marvel MPDR424-SS71A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MPDR424-SS71A at 199 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MPDR424-SS71A against the category
That's 48.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 271 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 $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MicroChill MCH4G16 ($37/yr, 199 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MPDR424-SS71A. Marvel MPDR424-IS71A ($37/yr, 199 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 of 80 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MPD#24-G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the MRFF236-SSK1A at $101/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MPDR424-SS71A that long and it costs about $486 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Marvel MPDR424-SS71A is already efficient for its category at $37/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
Whether or not the Marvel MPDR424-SS71A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 271 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.