Kenmore 111.22202910: running cost
The Kenmore 111.22202910 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 492 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 111.22202910 against the category
That's 22.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 501 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KKUF21-* ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 111.22202910. Insignia NS-UZ21WH0* ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kenmore makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KMR11MS2EA16C at $47/yr, and its priciest, the KKUF21-W 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, $93/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
The Kenmore 111.22202910 already costs $93/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 492 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.