What the Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX** at 459 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $86 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 14.5% above it, ranking 463 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $11/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX**: Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0* ($86/yr, 459 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire GRDF1911A* ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr).
Comparing Jenn-Air's own models
Ranked 2 of Jenn-Air's 5 certified freezers, this sits between the ALOVE18FLC0* ($86/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JBZF*30IGX** ($111/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.
Shopping for a new one
The Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX** runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $86/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 463 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 459 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.