What the ELEMENT EHUF21CECS costs to run
At 493 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EHUF21CECS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 520 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $17/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is ELEMENT EHUF21****** ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ELEMENT EHUF21CECW ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr).
Within the ELEMENT lineup
ELEMENT makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 17 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
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$93/year to run is the predictable cost of the ELEMENT EHUF21CECS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 493 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 520 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.