Model
Truarctic TARTM1828W
Rank #541 means 540 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 88th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 88% of those models.
What does the Truarctic TARTM1828W cost to run per year?
The Truarctic TARTM1828W costs about $67 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #541 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $75/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Once capacity is factored in, it outperforms 88% of the refrigerator models we track on efficiency, not just on headline running cost. At 17.6 cu ft, it is a mid-size refrigerator for the class, which runs 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Magic Chef MCTM18W at $67/yr runs a little cheaper and the Upstreman BD176-Black at $67/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 Truarctic TARTM1828W's $67/yr adds up to roughly $804 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Danby DFF176B1WDB.
By the numbers
The Truarctic TARTM1828W 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 $67/yr, here is what the Truarctic TARTM1828W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Truarctic TARTM1828W costs about $670. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $750 over the same ten years.
How the Truarctic TARTM1828W compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $67/yr, it runs about $3 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $59 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $75/yr, the Truarctic TARTM1828W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.6 cu ft, the Truarctic TARTM1828W is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of interior volume is the first thing that scales a fridge's running cost up or down, before compressor quality even enters the picture.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Counter-depth models sit flush with cabinets but usually hold less interior volume than a standard-depth model of the same width, which can nudge the per-cubic-foot running cost either way.
- Compressor technology. Newer variable-speed (inverter) compressors modulate output instead of cycling fully on and off, which tends to use less energy for the same cooling job than an older fixed-speed compressor.
- Placement and ventilation. A fridge pushed tight against a wall or cabinet, or standing next to an oven or in direct sun, works harder to shed the heat its compressor produces, which can push real-world cost above the published figure.
Common questions
Is the Truarctic TARTM1828W cheap to run?
It is about average. At $67 a year it ranks #541 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Truarctic TARTM1828W cost per month?
Roughly $5.57/mo, spreading the $67/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 360 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $67 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Truarctic TARTM1828W for its size?
88th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 544 | Magic Chef MCTM18W17.6 cu ft | $67 |
| 543 | Golden GRD18GHS17.6 cu ft | $67 |
| 542 | Frigidaire FFHT1822UV17.6 cu ft | $67 |
| 541 | Danby DFF176B1WDB17.6 cu ft | $67 |
| 540 | Beko BFBF2414WHIM11.4 cu ft | $67 |
Source
ES_1152481_TARTM1828W_01082026115427_80284428View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Truarctic and TARTM1828W 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.