Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS
At 465 kWh/yr, the TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS against the category
That's 20.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,336 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $15/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani MDFD18SS5 ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS. Seasons MSFDR18IM ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
TRUARCTIC makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 of 30 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the THRF14522SS at $50/yr, and its priciest, the TRFD2336HSS at $111/yr.
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 TMRFD1830SS that long and it costs about $1,136 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS 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 $87/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 3,336 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 465 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.