EPIC ECF50W-1 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the EPIC ECF50W-1
At 184 kWh/yr, the EPIC ECF50W-1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $35 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
EPIC ECF50W-1 against the category
That's 54.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 13 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 $41/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marathon MCF50W-1 ($35/yr, 184 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the EPIC ECF50W-1. OMNImax 3730-922 ($33/yr, 174 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing EPIC's own models
EPIC makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ECF36W-1 at $31/yr, and its priciest, the ECF71W at $42/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.
Is it worth replacing?
The EPIC ECF50W-1 is already efficient for its category at $35/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the EPIC ECF50W-1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
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. The 184 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.