OMNImax 3730-739: running cost
At 438 kWh/yr, the OMNImax 3730-739's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $82 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the OMNImax 3730-739 compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.2% above it, ranking 418 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the OMNImax 3730-739 on that list: Midea WHS-625FWEW1* ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while West Bend WB170VFLJM#** ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the OMNImax lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified freezers OMNImax makes, the 3730-739 costs the most to run, $50/year more than OMNImax's cheapest, the 3730-922.
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.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The OMNImax 3730-739 already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 418 of 658, the OMNImax 3730-739 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 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.