Conserv FR1700BREV Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Conserv FR1700BREV
At 435 kWh/yr, the Conserv FR1700BREV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Conserv FR1700BREV against the category
That's 8.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 362 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Conserv FR1700EL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Conserv FR1700BREV. BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Conserv lineup
Conserv makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 14 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
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Conserv FR1700BREV ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 362 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.