What the Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS costs to run
At 396 kWh/yr, the Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $74 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
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.2% less, ranking 300 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 $1/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 Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS: ELEMENT EXUF14CEEW ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), then Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Elisii's 16 certified freezers, this sits between the DECVC138W ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DECVC230W3 ($98/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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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.