TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS at 446 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $84 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 TMRTM1830SS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.5% above it, ranking 3,160 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS on that list: Samsung RT70F18LR** ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
Ranked 21 of TRUARCTIC's 30 certified refrigerators, this sits between the THRF14522SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRFD2336HSS ($111/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS that long and it costs about $1,090 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $84/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$84/year to run is the predictable cost of the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 446 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.