Gaggenau RVF417790: running cost
At 385 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RVF417790's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gaggenau RVF417790 against the category
That's 4% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 213 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
U-Line 1224FZRA ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RVF417790. True Refrigeration TUF-24-*-**-C ($72/yr, 384 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Gaggenau sells 19 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $34/year under the RF471701, 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
The Gaggenau RVF417790 is already efficient for its category at $72/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RVF417790; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.