L2 LRU21B6A Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the L2 LRU21B6A
At 492 kWh/yr, the L2 LRU21B6A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
L2 LRU21B6A against the category
That's 22.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 505 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MU210CWBR1RC1 ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the L2 LRU21B6A. KOOLMORE KM-RUF-21S ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among L2's 10 certified freezers, this is the priciest to run, $56/year over the LRC05M2AWWC, the brand's cheapest.
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?
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The L2 LRU21B6A already costs $93/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 492 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 505 of 658, the L2 LRU21B6A 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.