TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS: running cost
The TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 453 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $85 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.
How the TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 17.4% above it, ranking 3,227 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS on that list: SMEG Spa FAB50UXXX ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VFFR1703ESE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the TRUARCTIC lineup
Ranked 24 of TRUARCTIC's 30 certified refrigerators, this sits between the THRF14522SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRFD2336HSS ($111/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 TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS that long and it costs about $1,107 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS 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 $85/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.