Frigidaire FFUV2136AW: running cost
At 493 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFUV2136AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FFUV2136AW against the category
That's 22.9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 528 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RF471704 ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FFUV2136AW. Frigidaire FFUV2136AV ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 27 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.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.