Model
True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C
Rank #206 means 205 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 5th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 5% of those models.
What does the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C cost to run per year?
At roughly $71 a year to run, ranking #206 of 622, the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C costs less than the typical freezer model we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $79/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Size-adjusted, this model ranks near the bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 5% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 4.2 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Liebherr MF 1861 at $71/yr runs a little cheaper and the Gaggenau RVF417790 at $71/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C's $71/yr adds up to roughly $994 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C 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 $71/yr, here is what the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C costs about $710. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $790 over the same ten years.
How the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $71/yr, it runs about $4 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $46 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $79/yr, the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4.2 cu ft, the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 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.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C cheap to run?
Yes. Its $71/yr running cost puts it at rank #206 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C cost per month?
About $5.94 a month, which is the $71 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: 384 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $71 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C for its size?
5th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Liebherr MF 18617.8 cu ft | $71 |
| 204 | Frigidaire FFUE1326AW13 cu ft | $71 |
| 203 | Frigidaire FFUE1326AV13 cu ft | $71 |
| 202 | Fisher & Paykel RS2474F3**#10.7 cu ft | $70 |
| 201 | Sub-Zero ID-24FI3.8 cu ft | $70 |
Source
ES_3320_TUF-24-*-**-C_09152023153444_2247735View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026True Refrigeration and TUF-24-*-**-C 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.