Running cost for the Thermador T24UR915LS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Thermador T24UR915LS at 274 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 refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 29% less, ranking 1,520 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 $21/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 Thermador T24UR915LS: Thermador T24UR905RP ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), then Thermador T24UR915RS ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Within the Thermador lineup
Ranked 12 of Thermador's 54 certified refrigerators, this sits between the T24IR905SP ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the T48IT100NP ($126/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Thermador T24UR915LS costs roughly $670 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Thermador T24UR915LS already costs $52/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
At rank 1,520 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. The 274 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.