Fisher & Paykel RS30FE Running Cost (Freezer)
Fisher & Paykel RS30FE: running cost
At 423 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RS30FE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $80 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RS30FE against the category
That's 5.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 342 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 $4/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFUE2024A ($80/yr, 424 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RS30FE. Whirlpool WZF57R16F ($79/yr, 419 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Fisher & Paykel makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RB36S at $56/yr, and its priciest, the RS30F at $92/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.
Weighing a replacement
The Fisher & Paykel RS30FE is already efficient for its category at $80/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $80/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 342 of 658, the Fisher & Paykel RS30FE 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 423 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.