Jenn-Air JBZF*24IGX**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Jenn-Air JBZF*24IGX** at 523 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $98 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.4% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 608 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 $23/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 Jenn-Air ALOVE24FLC0* ($98/yr, 523 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Gaggenau RF491705 ($99/yr, 528 kWh/yr).
Within the Jenn-Air lineup
Jenn-Air makes 5 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 4 of 5 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ALOVE18FLC0* at $86/yr, and its priciest, the JBZF*30IGX** at $111/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, $98/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$98/year to run is the predictable cost of the Jenn-Air JBZF*24IGX**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 608 of 658, the Jenn-Air JBZF*24IGX** 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 523 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.