ELEMENT EHUF21 Running Cost (Freezer)

Name: ELEMENT EHUF21
Brand: ELEMENT

What the ELEMENT EHUF21 costs to run

More expensive than most models in its category to run

$93/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The ELEMENT EHUF21 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 493 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.

$0.25per day

$7.72per month

493kWh per year, certified

See this at your own electricity rate

The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

ELEMENT EHUF21 against the category

That's 22.9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 519 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

ELEMENT EHUF21CECS ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELEMENT EHUF21. Crosley CFUMH21A ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the ELEMENT lineup

ELEMENT makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 16 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EUF14CDB at $74/yr, and its priciest, the EHUF21CECW 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.

Weighing a replacement

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 ELEMENT EHUF21 or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 493 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 519 of 658, the ELEMENT EHUF21 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.