KUCHT KR300TF Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the KUCHT KR300TF
The KUCHT KR300TF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 570 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.1% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 634 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 $32/year over 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 HALLMAN HRBIAF30PR ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VITARA VBCF1661EWE ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KUCHT makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KR180TF at $85/yr, and its priciest, the KR360TF at $118/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.
Is it worth replacing?
The KUCHT KR300TF 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 $107/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $107/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 570 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 634 of 658, the KUCHT KR300TF 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.