What the Marvel MR**#15-**D#1A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Marvel MR**#15-**D#1A at 227 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 MR**#15-**D#1A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.2% less, ranking 843 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Marvel MR**#15-**D#1A on that list: GE GME04GLK**** ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Marvel MR**#15-**G#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Marvel lineup
Ranked 42 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 MR**#15-**D#1A that long and it costs about $555 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 227 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 843 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.