Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS Running Cost (Freezer)
Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS at 449 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $84 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 12% above it, ranking 436 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 $9/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 DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS: Elisii DFFFD1738-28LS ($84/yr, 449 kWh/yr), then Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-LS ($84/yr, 449 kWh/yr).
Comparing Elisii's own models
Ranked 11 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
The Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS 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 $84/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$84/year to run is the predictable cost of the Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-LS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 449 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.