Hisense HFU140N6CWE Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Hisense HFU140N6CWE costs to run
At 391 kWh/yr, the Hisense HFU140N6CWE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $74 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Hisense HFU140N6CWE compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 2.5% less, ranking 234 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense HFU140N6CWE on that list: Hisense FV14C7BWE ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-UZ14 ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 of Hisense's 31 certified freezers, this sits between the FV06C7ASE ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HUF210N6AE ($93/yr, 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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense HFU140N6CWE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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.