Marvel MRFF230-SSK1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Marvel MRFF230-SSK1A: running cost
At 512 kWh/yr, the Marvel MRFF230-SSK1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $96 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.6% above it, ranking 3,552 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 $24/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 MRFF230-SSK1A: KOOLMORE KM-RERFDSSI-20 ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then THOR KITCHEN RF3017 ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Comparing Marvel's own models
Ranked 79 of Marvel's 80 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MPD#24-G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRFF236-SSK1A ($101/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Marvel MRFF230-SSK1A that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $96/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,552 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.