Avanti AV230VFLJM# Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Avanti AV230VFLJM# costs to run
The Avanti AV230VFLJM# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 520 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $98 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 Avanti AV230VFLJM# compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 29.7% above it, ranking 600 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti AV230VFLJM# on that list: Monogram ZIF241NPN ($96/yr, 513 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Elisii DECVC230S3 ($98/yr, 520 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Avanti makes, the AV230VFLJM# costs the most to run, $72/year more than Avanti's cheapest, the CF24Q0W.
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?
Running above the category average, $98/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Avanti AV230VFLJM# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 520 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.