Hamilton Beach BD-396 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Hamilton Beach BD-396 costs to run
At 392 kWh/yr, the Hamilton Beach BD-396's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 240 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is FARBERWARE FW-UFR399US-IN-I6A ($74/yr, 392 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BD-396 ($74/yr, 392 kWh/yr).
Within the Hamilton Beach lineup
Hamilton Beach sells 2 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $19/year under the HBFRF2099-B, 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
The Hamilton Beach BD-396 is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $74/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 240 of 658, the Hamilton Beach BD-396 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.