Gaggenau RF463704 Running Cost (Freezer)
Gaggenau RF463704: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RF463704 at 457 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gaggenau RF463704 against the category
That's 14% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 455 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 $11/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RF463705 ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RF463704. Thermador T24ID905LP ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Gaggenau makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 8 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, $86/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 $86/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. At rank 455 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.