Running cost for the THOR KITCHEN TRF3017BF
ENERGY STAR certifies the THOR KITCHEN TRF3017BF at 518 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $97 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 34.2% above it, ranking 3,574 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 $25/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 THOR KITCHEN TRF3017BF: LG LS23C4000* ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr), then Verona VEFBF3017RISL ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr).
Comparing THOR KITCHEN's own models
Ranked 14 of THOR KITCHEN's 23 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RBC24SSD ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRF3628FFD ($140/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the THOR KITCHEN TRF3017BF that long and it costs about $1,266 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $97/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $97/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 518 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.