Forno FFFFD1722-28RS Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1722-28RS
The Forno FFFFD1722-28RS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 391 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $74 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Forno FFFFD1722-28RS compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 2.5% less, ranking 225 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Forno FFFFD1722-28RS on that list: Forno FFFFD1722-28LS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Forno FFFFD1722-28WHT-LS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of Forno's 14 certified freezers, this sits between the FFFFD1722-28BLK-LS ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFFFD1738-28WHT-LS ($84/yr, its priciest).
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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Forno FFFFD1722-28RS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 225 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.