Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS
At 396 kWh/yr, the Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 304 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 $1/year under 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 FARBERWARE FW-UFR141-I3B ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Forno FFFFD1738-28RS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Forno makes 14 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 9 of 14 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FFFFD1722-28BLK-LS at $74/yr, and its priciest, the FFFFD1738-28WHT-LS at $84/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 Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS is already efficient for its category at $74/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
The Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS already costs $74/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 304 of 658, the Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS 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.