BLACK+DECKER BUC1400XS: running cost
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1400XS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $74 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 1.2% less, ranking 285 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 $1/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 BLACK+DECKER BUC1400XS: Smad DSD-507WMU ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr), then Conserv FR1400BREV ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Comparing BLACK+DECKER's own models
Ranked 4 of BLACK+DECKER's 8 certified freezers, this sits between the BUC1100XB ($67/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BUC2120M* ($93/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, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK+DECKER BUC1400XS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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 396 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.