Kalamera KCF-100E Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Kalamera KCF-100E costs to run
The Kalamera KCF-100E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 172 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $32 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kalamera KCF-100E against the category
That's 57.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 5 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 $43/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marathon MCF35W-1 ($32/yr, 172 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kalamera KCF-100E. Marathon MCF36W-1 ($31/yr, 167 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kalamera lineup
The Kalamera KCF-100E is the only freezer from Kalamera that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full freezer category.
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
The Kalamera KCF-100E is already efficient for its category at $32/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Kalamera KCF-100E already costs $32/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 172 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The Kalamera KCF-100E is among the cheapest 658 freezers tracked here to run, see the full Freezer category page for the rest of the range. Being near the top of the category still doesn't answer whether replacing an older model is worth it, which the guide to when replacing one actually pays off does.