TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W: running cost
At 446 kWh/yr, the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,161 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $11/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani MDTF18SSR ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
TRUARCTIC makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 22 of 30 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the THRF14522SS at $50/yr, and its priciest, the TRFD2336HSS at $111/yr.
TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $84/year, the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W adds up to about $1,090 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $84/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W already costs $84/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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.