TCL TRT15T4**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL TRT15T4** at 333 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $63 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 13.7% less, ranking 2,243 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 TCL TRT15T4**: Seasons MSTF14*** ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr), then upstreman BD146 ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr).
Within the TCL lineup
Ranked 19 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $63/year, the TCL TRT15T4** adds up to about $814 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The TCL TRT15T4** already costs $63/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,243 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.