Running cost for the Gaggenau RF471705
At 479 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RF471705's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $90 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 477 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 $15/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 ELEMENT EXUF20CEEW ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele F 2812 Vi ($90/yr, 479 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Gaggenau makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 11 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
At $90/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 RF471705 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$90/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RF471705; 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 477 of 658, the Gaggenau RF471705 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.