Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM: running cost
At 196 kWh/yr, the Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $37 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.
How the Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 51.1% less, ranking 18 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $39/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM on that list: Marathon MCF51W-1 ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Arctic King ARC05B2C** ($37/yr, 196 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Arctic King lineup
Ranked 3 of Arctic King's 10 certified freezers, this sits between the AC35ESKCR1RCM ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the AU83ETWBR1RCM ($60/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $37/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM already costs $37/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 196 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.