ELLIPSE EDV166W Running Cost (Freezer)
What the ELLIPSE EDV166W costs to run
The ELLIPSE EDV166W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 438 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ELLIPSE EDV166W against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 393 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RVF467790 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELLIPSE EDV166W. ELEMENT EUF17CE ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
ELLIPSE makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 7 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EVF060W at $53/yr, and its priciest, the ECVC210 at $93/yr.
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 ELLIPSE EDV166W 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 $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the ELLIPSE EDV166W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 393 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.