Model
Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK
Rank #67 means 66 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 36th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 36% of those models.
What does the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK cost to run per year?
Rank #67 of 1,000 puts the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK among the cheapest refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $38 a year. It uses 20% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $47/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 36% of the models we track. It is a counter-depth model, built shallower to sit flush with kitchen cabinets, a design choice that typically trades away some interior volume (and so some running-cost headroom) for the built-in look.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire EFR182 at $37/yr runs a little cheaper and the Liebherr UPR513 at $38/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK's $38/yr adds up to roughly $456 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $38/yr, here is what the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK costs about $380. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $470 over the same ten years.
How the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $38/yr, it runs about $26 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $47/yr, the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK uses 20% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4.6 cu ft, the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK cheap to run?
Yes. Its $38/yr running cost puts it at rank #67 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK cost per month?
About $3.16 a month, which is the $38 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 204 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $38 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK for its size?
36th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1120898_TFR441-B-BLACK_07192021105202_1911824View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Thomson and TFR441-B-BLACK are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.