Conserv FR2000WREV: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Conserv FR2000WREV at 479 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $90 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
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.5% above it, ranking 473 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 $15/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 Conserv FR2000WREV: Conserv FR2000SREV ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr), then Criterion CUF20P1W ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr).
Within the Conserv lineup
Of the 21 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Conserv makes, the FR2000WREV costs the most to run, $44/year more than Conserv's cheapest, the FR300BG.
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, $90/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $90/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 479 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.