Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW at 240 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $45 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 freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.1% less, ranking 77 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $30/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 Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW: Arctic King ARU030S1ARSS ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then Galanz GL31FE ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 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, $45/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
Whether or not the Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.