What the Criterion CUF63P1W costs to run
At 289 kWh/yr, the Criterion CUF63P1W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $54 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Criterion CUF63P1W compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 27.9% less, ranking 122 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion CUF63P1W on that list: Criterion 453-6055 ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while EuroDesign EDV064S ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Criterion lineup
Ranked 5 of Criterion's 12 certified freezers, this sits between the 453-6054 ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CUF21M2* ($93/yr, 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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $54/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $54/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 122 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 289 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.