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Gaggenau RF491705: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$99/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 528 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RF491705's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.

$0.27per day
$8.27per month
528kWh per year, certified

The $99 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Gaggenau RF491705 against the category

That's 31.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 609 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 $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Liebherr MF3051 ($99/yr, 528 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RF491705. Jenn-Air JBZF*24IGX** ($98/yr, 523 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Gaggenau lineup

Gaggenau makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 16 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 $99/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 RF491705 or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.

Protecting what you have

The Gaggenau RF491705 already costs $99/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 528 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 609 of 658, the Gaggenau RF491705 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.