ELLIPSE ECVC210 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the ELLIPSE ECVC210 costs to run
The ELLIPSE ECVC210 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 492 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $93 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 22.7% above it, ranking 496 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 $17/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 ELLIPSE ECVC210: ELEMENT EUF21CECS ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-UZ21 ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers ELLIPSE makes, the ECVC210 costs the most to run, $40/year more than ELLIPSE's cheapest, the EVF060W.
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
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the ELLIPSE ECVC210 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.