Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-017-1
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-017-1 at 216 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BANGSON US-BSR-017-1 against the category
That's 46.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 40 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-017-1. BANGSON US-BSR-017 ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
BANGSON makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the US-BSR-017 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the US-BSR-0196A at $43/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.
Weighing a replacement
The BANGSON US-BSR-017-1 is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the BANGSON US-BSR-017-1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 216 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.