Cool-living CL-5UFR: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cool-living CL-5UFR at 195 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.4% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 15 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $39/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Marathon MCF50W-1 ($35/yr, 184 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DCF050A5WDB ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr).
Comparing Cool-living's own models
Cool-living sells 2 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $5/year under the CL-7UFR, its priciest.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Cool-living CL-5UFR is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Cool-living CL-5UFR already costs $37/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 15 of 658, the Cool-living CL-5UFR 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 195 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.