BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS Running Cost (Freezer)
What the BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS costs to run
At 354 kWh/yr, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS against the category
That's 11.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 174 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 $9/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XW ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS. BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XB ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
BLACK+DECKER makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BUC1100XB at $67/yr, and its priciest, the BUC2120M at $93/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.
Shopping for a new one
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 174 of 658, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XS 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. The 354 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.