Running cost for the Criterion CUF20P1W
The Criterion CUF20P1W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 479 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $90 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 474 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 $15/year over 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 Conserv FR2000WREV ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ELEMENT EXUF20CEES ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr).
Comparing Criterion's own models
Criterion makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 10 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 453-6054 at $46/yr, and its priciest, the CUF21M2* at $93/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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $90/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$90/year to run is the predictable cost of the Criterion CUF20P1W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 474 of 658, the Criterion CUF20P1W 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 479 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.