FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A
ENERGY STAR certifies the FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A at 392 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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 2.2% less, ranking 239 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 $2/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 FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A: FARBERWARE FW-UFR392US-IN-I6A ($74/yr, 392 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach BD-396 ($74/yr, 392 kWh/yr).
Within the FARBERWARE lineup
Ranked 5 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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A already costs $74/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 239 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.