Marvel MPWC424-IG31A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MPWC424-IG31A at 249 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,120 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 $26/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 MPRE424-SG31A ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marvel MPWC424-SG31A ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marvel's own models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 61 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 MPWC424-IG31A 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 MPWC424-IG31A that long and it costs about $609 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Marvel MPWC424-IG31A is already efficient for its category at $47/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$47/year to run is the predictable cost of the Marvel MPWC424-IG31A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 249 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,120 of 4,704, the Marvel MPWC424-IG31A sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.