Monogram ZIF181NPN Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Monogram ZIF181NPN costs to run
At 448 kWh/yr, the Monogram ZIF181NPN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Monogram ZIF181NPN against the category
That's 11.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 433 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 $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-LS ($84/yr, 449 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Monogram ZIF181NPN. Monogram ZIF181NBR ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Monogram's own models
Monogram makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ZIF181NBR at $84/yr, and its priciest, the ZIF361NPR at $122/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 Monogram ZIF181NPN 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 $84/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Monogram ZIF181NPN 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
Ranked 433 of 658, the Monogram ZIF181NPN 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. The 448 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.