TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV costs to run
At 314 kWh/yr, the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $59 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 18.7% less, ranking 1,902 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 $14/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 TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV: TCL TFU21S3AHL-CA ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr), then TRUARCTIC TAUF2133W ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
Ranked 6 of TRUARCTIC's 30 certified refrigerators, this sits between the THRF14522SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRFD2336HSS ($111/yr, its priciest).
TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $59/year, the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV adds up to about $767 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 1,902 of 4,704, the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV 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.