Commercial Cool CCUC1110GB Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Commercial Cool CCUC1110GB costs to run
At 354 kWh/yr, the Commercial Cool CCUC1110GB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $67 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 11.7% less, ranking 176 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 $9/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 Commercial Cool CCUC1110GB: BLACK+DECKER BUC1100XW ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr), then Commercial Cool CCUC1110GS ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr).
Comparing Commercial Cool's own models
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Commercial Cool makes, the CCUC1110GB is the cheapest to run, $14/year less than Commercial Cool's priciest, the CCUC1640GW.
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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $67/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 $67/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 354 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 176 of 658, the Commercial Cool CCUC1110GB 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.