Criterion® CUF14C1W: running cost
The Criterion® CUF14C1W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 294 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 $1/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 Criterion CUF14P1W ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DUF140A1WDB ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Criterion® sells 2 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $7/year under the CUF17C1W, 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® CUF14C1W is already efficient for its category at $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Criterion® CUF14C1W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 396 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 294 of 658, the Criterion® CUF14C1W 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.