Fhiaba S240FZ3IU: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fhiaba S240FZ3IU at 506 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $95 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fhiaba S240FZ3IU against the category
That's 26.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 585 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 $20/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fhiaba S240FZ6IU ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fhiaba S240FZ3IU. Midea MRU21C7B** ($94/yr, 502 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Fhiaba makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 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.
Shopping for a new one
At $95/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Fhiaba S240FZ3IU or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Fhiaba S240FZ3IU already costs $95/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 506 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.