FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B Running Cost (Freezer)
What the FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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.
How the FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 8.5% above it, ranking 373 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B on that list: ELEMENT EXUF17CEEW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Gaggenau RF461705 ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the FARBERWARE lineup
Ranked 7 of FARBERWARE's 8 certified freezers, this sits between the FW-UFR701US ($56/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FW-UFR211-I3B ($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
The FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 435 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.