Running cost for the Elica EC36SLA20IPR
ENERGY STAR certifies the Elica EC36SLA20IPR at 630 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $118 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 57.1% above it, ranking 643 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 $43/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 Elica EC36SLA20IPR: Bertazzoni REF36FCBIPNP ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr), then FULGOR MILANO FM6CF36IFBI ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr).
Within the Elica lineup
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Elica makes, the EC36SLA20IPR costs the most to run, $33/year more than Elica's cheapest, the EC18SLA08IPR.
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 Elica EC36SLA20IPR 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 $118/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $118/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 630 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 643 of 658, the Elica EC36SLA20IPR 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.