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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

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.