Running cost for the Conserv FR300SG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Conserv FR300SG at 244 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Conserv FR300SG against the category
That's 39.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 85 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Conserv FR300WG ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Conserv FR300SG. Conserv FR300BG ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Conserv lineup
Conserv makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 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 FR300SG is already efficient for its category at $46/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
Whether or not the Conserv FR300SG ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 85 of 658, the Conserv FR300SG 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. The 244 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.