Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-0196-2
The BANGSON US-BSR-0196-2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 231 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $43 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 42.4% less, ranking 74 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 $32/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 BANGSON US-BSR-0196-2: BANGSON US-BSR-0196-1 ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr), then BANGSON US-BSR-0196A ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr).
Comparing BANGSON's own models
Ranked 17 of BANGSON's 18 certified freezers, this sits between the US-BSR-017 ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the US-BSR-0196A ($43/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, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $43/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 231 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 74 of 658, the BANGSON US-BSR-0196-2 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.