Hisense HFU170N6CWE Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Hisense HFU170N6CWE
At 437 kWh/yr, the Hisense HFU170N6CWE'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 HFU170N6CWE against the category
That's 9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 389 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
Mora MFU170N6AWE ($82/yr, 437 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HFU170N6CWE. Hisense FV17C6AWE ($82/yr, 437 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Hisense makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 16 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.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $82/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 389 of 658, the Hisense HFU170N6CWE 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. The 437 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.