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Hisense CFU17N6AE Running Cost (Freezer)

What the Hisense CFU17N6AE costs to run

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$82/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 437 kWh/yr, the Hisense CFU17N6AE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.

$0.23per day
$6.85per month
437kWh per year, certified

The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 387 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 $7/year over 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 Elisii DECVC170W ($82/yr, 437 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense FV17C6AWE ($82/yr, 437 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Hisense makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 14 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FV06C7ASE at $50/yr, and its priciest, the HUF210N6AE at $93/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.

Shopping for a new one

The Hisense CFU17N6AE 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 $82/year every year.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.

Protecting what you have

At $82/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 387 of 658, the Hisense CFU17N6AE 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.