Gaggenau RVF467790 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Gaggenau RVF467790 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RVF467790 at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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.
How the Gaggenau RVF467790 compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.2% above it, ranking 394 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RVF467790 on that list: ELLIPSE EDV166W ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense FU171N3SSEC ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Ranked 5 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.
Is it worth replacing?
At $82/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 RVF467790 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Gaggenau RVF467790 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.