Gaggenau RF463705: running cost
The Gaggenau RF463705 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $86 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 14% above it, ranking 456 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $11/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Gaggenau RF463705: Gaggenau RF463704 ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), then Miele F 2661 Vi ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 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
At $86/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Gaggenau RF463705 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A freezer like the Gaggenau RF463705 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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. The 457 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.