Conserv FR1400WREV: running cost
At 396 kWh/yr, the Conserv FR1400WREV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Conserv FR1400WREV against the category
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 292 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Criterion CUF14P1W ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Conserv FR1400WREV. Conserv FR1400W-N ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Conserv's own models
Conserv makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 13 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR300BG at $46/yr, and its priciest, the FR2000WREV at $90/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 Conserv FR1400WREV is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 292 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.