ELEMENT EUF17CEEW Running Cost (Freezer)
What the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW costs to run
At 435 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $82 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 8.5% above it, ranking 370 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $6/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW: ELEMENT EUF17CEES ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), then ELEMENT EXUF17CEES ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of ELEMENT's 18 certified freezers, this sits between the EUF14CDB ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EHUF21CECW ($93/yr, 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.
Weighing a replacement
The ELEMENT EUF17CEEW runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A freezer like the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 435 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 370 of 658, the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW 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.