What the Thomson TFR441 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Thomson TFR441 at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 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.
How the Thomson TFR441 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.5% less, ranking 657 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Thomson TFR441 on that list: Sunbeam SGR33M**E ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman BR321 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Thomson lineup
Of the 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Thomson makes, the TFR441 costs the most to run, $3/year more than Thomson's cheapest, the TFR441.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Thomson TFR441 costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
A refrigerator like the Thomson TFR441 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.