Marvel MPRE424-SS31A: running cost
The Marvel MPRE424-SS31A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 234 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $44 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.
How the Marvel MPRE424-SS31A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 39.4% less, ranking 958 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marvel MPRE424-SS31A on that list: Marvel MPRE424-IS31A ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Marvel MPWC424-IS31A ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Marvel's own models
Ranked 54 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MPRE424-SS31A that long and it costs about $572 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Marvel MPRE424-SS31A already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 234 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.