What the Avanti VF108K0W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti VF108K0W at 354 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $67 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 VF108K0W compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.7% less, ranking 172 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti VF108K0W on that list: Avanti AV1081VFK0W ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XB ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of Avanti's 9 certified freezers, this sits between the CF24Q0W ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the AV230VFLJM#** ($98/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, $67/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Avanti VF108K0W 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 172 of 658, the Avanti VF108K0W sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.