What the Hisense FU171N3SSEL costs to run
At 438 kWh/yr, the Hisense FU171N3SSEL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense FU171N3SSEL against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 396 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense FV17C6AWE* ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense FU171N3SSEL. Hisense FU171N3SSEC ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Hisense lineup
Hisense makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 18 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FV06C7ASE at $50/yr, and its priciest, the HUF210N6A*E 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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense FU171N3SSEL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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.