Running cost for the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW
The Frigidaire FFUE1826AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 449 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FFUE1826AW against the category
That's 12% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 440 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 $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE FUF18DZR**** ($84/yr, 449 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW. Forno FFFFD1738-28WHT-LS ($84/yr, 449 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 18 of 30 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FFCS0562AW at $37/yr, and its priciest, the GRDF1911A* at $102/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 Frigidaire FFUE1826AW 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 $84/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire FFUE1826AW already costs $84/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 449 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 440 of 658, the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW 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.