Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH Running Cost…
Running cost for the Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH
At 344 kWh/yr, the Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH against the category
That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,317 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL TRT07T4 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH. Professional Series PS-RF272-I6A ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Professional Series lineup
Professional Series makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PS-CRF901US-IN at $38/yr, and its priciest, the PS-FRF192 at $118/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH costs roughly $841 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Professional Series PS-TRF282USCH is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $65/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 344 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,317 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.