ELEMENT EXUF14CEES Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the ELEMENT EXUF14CEES
The ELEMENT EXUF14CEES is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ELEMENT EXUF14CEES against the category
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 298 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ELEMENT EXUF14CEEW ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELEMENT EXUF14CEES. ELEMENT EUF14CEEW ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing ELEMENT's own models
ELEMENT makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 5 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The ELEMENT EXUF14CEES 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $74/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 396 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.