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TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV: running cost

About average for its category to run
$75/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV at 400 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.

$0.21per day
$6.27per month
400kWh per year, certified
$978over a 13-yr lifespan

The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 3.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,961 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 $3/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 Summit;Dreambilt FFBF11NT ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FRTE2223AB ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr).

Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models

TRUARCTIC makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 of 30 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the THRF14522SS at $50/yr, and its priciest, the TRFD2336HSS at $111/yr.

TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV costs roughly $978 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV already costs $75/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

Ranked 2,961 of 4,704, the TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV 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. The 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.