ELEMENT EXUF17CEES Running Cost (Freezer)
What the ELEMENT EXUF17CEES costs to run
At 435 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EXUF17CEES'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.
How the ELEMENT EXUF17CEES compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 8.5% above it, ranking 371 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the ELEMENT EXUF17CEES on that list: ELEMENT EUF17CEEW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ELEMENT EXUF17CEEW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 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
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The ELEMENT EXUF17CEES already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.