What the Marvel MPWC424-SS31A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MPWC424-SS31A at 234 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Marvel MPWC424-SS31A against the category
That's 39.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 960 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 $29/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ca’Lefort CLF-WD428 ($44/yr, 235 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Marvel MPWC424-SS31A. Marvel MPWC424-IS31A ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Marvel makes 80 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 56 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MPWC424-SS31A that long and it costs about $572 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Marvel MPWC424-SS31A is already efficient for its category at $44/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
A refrigerator like the Marvel MPWC424-SS31A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
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.