ELLIPSE EFVC10W Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the ELLIPSE EFVC10W
At 336 kWh/yr, the ELLIPSE EFVC10W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
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 159 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 EFVC10W: ELLIPSE EFVC10S ($63/yr, 336 kWh/yr), then Hisense FV10C7HSE ($63/yr, 337 kWh/yr).
Comparing ELLIPSE's own models
Ranked 3 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $63/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$63/year to run is the predictable cost of the ELLIPSE EFVC10W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 159 of 658, the ELLIPSE EFVC10W 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. The 336 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.