Criterion 453-6054 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Criterion 453-6054 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion 453-6054 at 246 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.
Where this ranks
That's 38.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 94 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 $29/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 VITARA VLUF0310EW ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Criterion CUF32P1W ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr).
Within the Criterion lineup
Criterion sells 12 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $46/year under the CUF21M2, 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.
Weighing a replacement
The Criterion 453-6054 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Criterion 453-6054 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 94 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 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.