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KUCHT KR180TF: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$85/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the KUCHT KR180TF at 452 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.23per day
$7.08per month
452kWh per year, certified

The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

KUCHT KR180TF against the category

That's 12.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 449 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

VITARA VBCR1660EWE ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KUCHT KR180TF. KOOLMORE KM-PRC-F18 ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

KUCHT sells 4 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $33/year under the KR360TF, its priciest.

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?

The KUCHT KR180TF runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $85/year every year.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.

Protecting what you have

A freezer like the KUCHT KR180TF is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 449 of 658, the KUCHT KR180TF 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.