What the L2 LRC07M3A** costs to run
The L2 LRC07M3A** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 225 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 43.9% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 62 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 $33/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 L2 LRC07M2AWWC ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MRC07M5AWW ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
L2 makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 4 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LRC05M2AWWC at $37/yr, and its priciest, the LRU21B6A** 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 L2 LRC07M3A** is already efficient for its category at $42/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
The L2 LRC07M3A** already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 225 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.