What the TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS at 265 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $50 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 31.3% less, ranking 1,368 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 $23/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 THRF14522SS: THOR KITCHEN TBR24SSD ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr), then Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24RS4E-**-***** ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
Of the 30 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators TRUARCTIC makes, the THRF14522SS is the cheapest to run, $61/year less than TRUARCTIC's priciest, the TRFD2336HSS.
TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS costs roughly $648 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 265 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,368 of 4,704, the TRUARCTIC THRF14522SS 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.