KOOLATRON KTUF88: running cost
At 240 kWh/yr, the KOOLATRON KTUF88's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 40.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 79 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 $30/year under 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 Galanz GL31F**E ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Master Chef 043-2352-8 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KOOLATRON makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KTUF34 at $40/yr, and its priciest, the KTUF600-W-E 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.
Shopping for a new one
The KOOLATRON KTUF88 is already efficient for its category at $45/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $45/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.