KOOLATRON KTUF34: running cost
At 215 kWh/yr, the KOOLATRON KTUF34's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $40 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.
How the KOOLATRON KTUF34 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.4% less, ranking 33 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the KOOLATRON KTUF34 on that list: Honeywell H11MFW ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRU01M3ABB ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 7 ENERGY STAR certified freezers KOOLATRON makes, the KTUF34 is the cheapest to run, $52/year less than KOOLATRON's priciest, the KTUF600-W-E.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the KOOLATRON KTUF34 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 33 of 658, the KOOLATRON KTUF34 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.