TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA at 314 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $59 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 18.7% less, ranking 1,901 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 $14/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 TFU21S3AHL-CA: Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr), then TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 of TCL's 24 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MR121S ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRF20S5AL-S1 ($87/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA costs roughly $767 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/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
The TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA already costs $59/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 1,901 of 4,704, the TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA 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. The 314 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.