What the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 8.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 360 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $6/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Within the BLACK+DECKER lineup
BLACK+DECKER makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
At rank 360 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.