GE FUF17DL Running Cost (Freezer)
What the GE FUF17DL costs to run
At 441 kWh/yr, the GE FUF17DL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE FUF17DL against the category
That's 10% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 425 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 $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RF461704 ($83/yr, 443 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE FUF17DL. VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180R ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FCM11PH at $41/yr, and its priciest, the FUF22DZR at $94/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.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE FUF17DL runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $83/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE FUF17DL already costs $83/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 441 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.