Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE costs to run
The Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 204 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $38 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 47.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 314 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $34/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK ($38/yr, 204 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Thomson TFR441-BLACK ($38/yr, 204 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Thomson makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TFR441 at $38/yr, and its priciest, the TFR441 at $41/yr.
Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE that long and it costs about $499 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE is already efficient for its category at $38/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 314 of 4,704, the Thomson TFR441-B-WHITE 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.