Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W
The TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 362 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 TMRTM1830W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.2% less, ranking 2,572 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W on that list: TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDTF18SS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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 TMRTM1830W over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W adds up to about $885 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
The TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830W already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.