BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M*: running cost
At 493 kWh/yr, the BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $93 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.
How the BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M* compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.9% above it, ranking 515 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M* on that list: BLACK DECKER BUC2100JW ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Criterion CUF21C1W ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers BLACK+DECKER makes, the BUC2120M* costs the most to run, $26/year more than BLACK+DECKER's cheapest, the BUC1100XB.
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 BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M* 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 $93/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$93/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 493 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 515 of 658, the BLACK+DECKER BUC2120M* 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.