TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS
ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS at 550 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $103 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 TRBM1930MSS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.5% above it, ranking 3,761 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS on that list: Sub-Zero DET3050CI/ ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDBF18SS ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 28 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 TRBM1930MSS that long and it costs about $1,344 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS 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 $103/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $103/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 550 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,761 of 4,704, the TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS 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.