What the GE FCM22DL**** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE FCM22DL**** at 346 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $65 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
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.7% less, ranking 166 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 $10/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 GE FCM22DL****: Crosley XCM22DM**** ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr), then Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 3 of GE's 9 certified freezers, this sits between the FCM11PH**** ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FUF22DZR**** ($94/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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The GE FCM22DL**** already costs $65/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 346 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 166 of 658, the GE FCM22DL**** 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.