What the Criterion CUF66C1W costs to run
The Criterion CUF66C1W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 292 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $55 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 CUF66C1W compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 27.2% less, ranking 125 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $20/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion CUF66C1W on that list: Marathon MUF65BLS ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VLUF0660EW ($55/yr, 292 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 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, $55/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $55/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 125 of 658, the Criterion CUF66C1W 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.