mbm MRN14W: running cost
At 332 kWh/yr, the mbm MRN14W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $62 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14% less, ranking 2,192 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 $10/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 mbm MRN14W: mbm MRN14S ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr), then Monogram ZIR301NBR**** ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr).
Comparing mbm's own models
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators mbm makes, the MRN14W costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than mbm's cheapest, the MRF7B.
mbm MRN14W over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the mbm MRN14W costs roughly $811 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/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
$62/year to run is the predictable cost of the mbm MRN14W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 332 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,192 of 4,704, the mbm MRN14W 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.