THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FDB: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FDB at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $96 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 32.6% above it, ranking 3,558 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 $24/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 TRF3017FDB: THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FD ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UGP-510L W AC ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Within the THOR KITCHEN lineup
Ranked 13 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).
THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FDB over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FDB costs roughly $1,251 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The THOR KITCHEN TRF3017FDB already costs $96/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
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 512 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.