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Running cost for the Hisense HFU101N1AVE

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$64/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Hisense HFU101N1AVE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 342 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.

$0.18per day
$5.36per month
342kWh per year, certified

The $64 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Hisense HFU101N1AVE against the category

That's 14.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 161 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Hisense FU102N3ASEC ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HFU101N1AVE. Hisense FV10C7HSE ($63/yr, 337 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Hisense makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 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?

The Hisense HFU101N1AVE is already efficient for its category at $64/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

Whether or not the Hisense HFU101N1AVE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

At rank 161 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 342 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.