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.