Fhiaba S360FZ6IU: running cost
At 632 kWh/yr, the Fhiaba S360FZ6IU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fhiaba S360FZ6IU against the category
That's 57.6% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 653 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 $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360L ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fhiaba S360FZ6IU. Fhiaba S360FZ3IU ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among Fhiaba's 8 certified freezers, this is the priciest to run, $36/year over the S180FZ3IU, the brand's cheapest.
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.
Weighing a replacement
The Fhiaba S360FZ6IU 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 $119/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Fhiaba S360FZ6IU 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 653 of 658, the Fhiaba S360FZ6IU 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.