Running cost for the Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0*
The Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 459 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 14.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 462 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 $11/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 Thermador T24ID900RP ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX** ($86/yr, 459 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Jenn-Air sells 5 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $24/year under the JBZF*30IGX**, 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.
Shopping for a new one
At $86/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 Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0* or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0* already costs $86/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 459 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.