THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 at 588 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $111 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 52.3% above it, ranking 4,012 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 $38/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 TRF3602: Smeg FQ55UFX ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr), then Toscana FD225BSS ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr).
Comparing THOR KITCHEN's own models
Ranked 22 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 TRF3602 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 costs roughly $1,437 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $111/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
At $111/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,012 of 4,704, the THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 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.