Fhiaba S180FZ6IU Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Fhiaba S180FZ6IU costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fhiaba S180FZ6IU at 440 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fhiaba S180FZ6IU against the category
That's 9.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 421 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fisher & Paykel RS24F ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fhiaba S180FZ6IU. Fhiaba S180FZ3IU ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Fhiaba lineup
Fhiaba makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the S180FZ3IU at $83/yr, and its priciest, the S360FZ6IU at $119/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?
Running above the category average, $83/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$83/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fhiaba S180FZ6IU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 421 of 658, the Fhiaba S180FZ6IU 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.