Running cost for the Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS at 396 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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.
How the Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.2% less, ranking 301 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS on that list: Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-RS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Elisii lineup
Ranked 6 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.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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.