Elisii DECVC138W Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Elisii DECVC138W
The Elisii DECVC138W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 391 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.
Elisii DECVC138W against the category
That's 2.5% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 221 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Forno FFFFD1722-28BLK-LS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Elisii DECVC138W. U-Line UOFZ124-SS01B ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Elisii's own models
Elisii sells 16 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $24/year under the DECVC230W3, 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.
Shopping for a new one
The Elisii DECVC138W 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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Elisii DECVC138W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 221 of 658, the Elisii DECVC138W 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 391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.