Gaggenau RF463702 Running Cost (Freezer)
Gaggenau RF463702: running cost
The Gaggenau RF463702 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 494 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 561 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 $17/year over 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 Elisii DECVC210W ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Gaggenau RF463703 ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr).
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Gaggenau makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 14 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RVF417790 at $72/yr, and its priciest, the RF471701 at $106/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
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$93/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RF463702; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 561 of 658, the Gaggenau RF463702 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.