TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV
ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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 TRBM1830SV compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 13.5% above it, ranking 3,118 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV on that list: Summit SBF174SSIM ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VBFR1801ESSE ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the TRUARCTIC lineup
Ranked 20 of TRUARCTIC's 30 certified refrigerators, this sits between the THRF14522SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRFD2336HSS ($111/yr, its priciest).
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 TRBM1830SV that long and it costs about $1,070 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV 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 $82/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.