Running cost for the Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A
At 470 kWh/yr, the Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 21.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,418 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 $16/year over 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 MLRI*24-SS*1A ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marvel MPRI*24-SS*1A ($88/yr, 470 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 77 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.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A costs roughly $1,149 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $88/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MPRI*24-IS*1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.