Dacor DRZ18980***: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Dacor DRZ18980*** at 465 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Dacor DRZ18980*** against the category
That's 16% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 465 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $12/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RF461701 ($89/yr, 472 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Dacor DRZ18980***. Frigidaire GRDF1911A* ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Dacor's own models
Dacor sells 4 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $22/year under the DRZ36980***, 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $87/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $87/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 465 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 465 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.