TRUARCTIC TRTM1828 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828
The TRUARCTIC TRTM1828 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 360 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.7% less, ranking 2,511 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $5/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828: TRUARCTIC TARTM1828W ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), then TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
Ranked 10 of TRUARCTIC's 30 certified refrigerators, this sits between the THRF14522SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TRFD2336HSS ($111/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828 that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The TRUARCTIC TRTM1828 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 360 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,511 of 4,704, the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828 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.