Running cost for the ELLIPSE EFVC10S
The ELLIPSE EFVC10S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 336 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $63 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 16.2% less, ranking 158 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 $12/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 EFVC10S: Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr), then ELLIPSE EFVC10W ($63/yr, 336 kWh/yr).
Within the ELLIPSE lineup
Ranked 2 of ELLIPSE's 8 certified freezers, this sits between the EVF060W ($53/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ECVC210** ($93/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, $63/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
At $63/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. Ranked 158 of 658, the ELLIPSE EFVC10S sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.