Crosley CFUMH21A Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Crosley CFUMH21A costs to run
The Crosley CFUMH21A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 493 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $93 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 Crosley CFUMH21A compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.9% above it, ranking 518 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Crosley CFUMH21A on that list: Criterion CUF21M2 ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ELEMENT EHUF21 ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Crosley's own models
Ranked 2 of Crosley's 3 certified freezers, this sits between the XCM22DM ($65/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the XUF21DM ($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.
Shopping for a new one
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Crosley CFUMH21A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $93/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 518 of 658, the Crosley CFUMH21A 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.