What the L2 LRC05M2AWWC costs to run
The L2 LRC05M2AWWC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 196 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 22 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 $39/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 GLF50*E* ($37/yr, 196 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is L2 LRC05M3A** ($37/yr, 196 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
L2 sells 10 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $56/year under the LRU21B6A**, 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 L2 LRC05M2AWWC is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the L2 LRC05M2AWWC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 22 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 196 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.