Avanti AV170VFLJM#**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti AV170VFLJM#** at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 391 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Mora MFU170N6AWE ($82/yr, 437 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ELEMENT EUF17CE** ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Within the Avanti lineup
Avanti makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CF24Q0W at $26/yr, and its priciest, the AV230VFLJM#** at $98/yr.
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?
The Avanti AV170VFLJM#** runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti AV170VFLJM#**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 391 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.