Running cost for the Gaggenau RF491704
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RF491704 at 543 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $102 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 35.4% above it, ranking 615 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 $27/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 RF491704: Gaggenau RVF497790 ($101/yr, 536 kWh/yr), then Miele F 2901 Vi ($102/yr, 543 kWh/yr).
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Ranked 18 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.
Weighing a replacement
At $102/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 RF491704 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Gaggenau RF491704 already costs $102/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 543 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 615 of 658, the Gaggenau RF491704 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.