Hisense FU212N3SSEL Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Hisense FU212N3SSEL costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense FU212N3SSEL at 494 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 566 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 $17/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 Hisense FU212N3SSEC ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense FV21C6AWE ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Hisense makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 25 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
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Hisense FU212N3SSEL or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Hisense FU212N3SSEL ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. 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.