Forno FFFFD1933-28RS Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1933-28RS
At 394 kWh/yr, the Forno FFFFD1933-28RS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
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 FFFFD1933-28RS compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.7% less, ranking 256 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Forno FFFFD1933-28RS on that list: Forno FFFFD1933-28LS ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-UZ1427 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Forno lineup
Ranked 8 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
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.