Gaggenau RF463703 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Gaggenau RF463703 costs to run
At 494 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RF463703's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $93 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 Gaggenau RF463703 compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 23.2% above it, ranking 562 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RF463703 on that list: Gaggenau RF463702 ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense CFU21N6AE ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Ranked 15 of Gaggenau's 19 certified freezers, this sits between the RVF417790 ($72/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF471701 ($106/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
The Gaggenau RF463703 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 $93/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $93/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.