Running cost for the Fhiaba S300FZ6IU
At 566 kWh/yr, the Fhiaba S300FZ6IU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.1% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 627 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Fhiaba S300FZ3IU ($106/yr, 566 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7300L ($106/yr, 566 kWh/yr).
Comparing Fhiaba's own models
Fhiaba makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 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
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Fhiaba S300FZ6IU 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 627 of 658, the Fhiaba S300FZ6IU 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. The 566 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.