TCL TRU06M3AW Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the TCL TRU06M3AW
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL TRU06M3AW at 278 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $52 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 freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.7% less, ranking 114 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $23/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 TCL TRU06M3AW: GE FCM16DL ($52/yr, 277 kWh/yr), then Vissani VSD57UPW ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified freezers TCL makes, the TRU06M3AW is the cheapest to run, $40/year less than TCL's priciest, the TFU21S3AHL-CA.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $52/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 278 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.