THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD: running cost
The THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD is certified by ENERGY STAR at 658 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $124 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 70.5% above it, ranking 4,327 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 $51/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 THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD: Moffat MYE22HYPKFS ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr), then Zline RFM-W-36 ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators THORKITCHEN makes, the TRF3601FD costs the most to run, $68/year more than THORKITCHEN's cheapest, the XRF24CRF.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD costs roughly $1,608 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $124/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD already costs $124/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 658 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,327 of 4,704, the THORKITCHEN TRF3601FD 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.