ELEMENT EUF14CEES Running Cost (Freezer)
What the ELEMENT EUF14CEES costs to run
At 396 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EUF14CEES's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 296 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 $1/year under 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 Danby DUF140A1WDB ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ELEMENT EUF14CEEW ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Within the ELEMENT lineup
ELEMENT makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 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.
Shopping for a new one
The ELEMENT EUF14CEES is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 296 of 658, the ELEMENT EUF14CEES 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. The 396 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.