TCL TRT10T4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the TCL TRT10T4 costs to run
At 297 kWh/yr, the TCL TRT10T4's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL TRT10T4 against the category
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,740 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TRUARCTIC TARTM1024SV ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL TRT10T4. Summit LRF1089 ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MR121S at $39/yr, and its priciest, the TRF20S5AL-S1 at $87/yr.
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 TCL TRT10T4 that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The TCL TRT10T4 is already efficient for its category at $56/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
Whether or not the TCL TRT10T4 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,740 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.