Marvel MPRF*24-SS*1A: running cost
At 386 kWh/yr, the Marvel MPRF*24-SS*1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 0% less, ranking 2,813 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $0/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Marvel MPRF*24-SS*1A: Marvel MPRF*24-IS*1A ($73/yr, 386 kWh/yr), then LG LTCS20020* ($73/yr, 387 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marvel's own models
Ranked 74 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Marvel MPRF*24-SS*1A adds up to about $943 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Marvel MPRF*24-SS*1A already costs $73/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 386 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,813 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.