OMNImax 3730-922 Running Cost (Freezer)
OMNImax 3730-922: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the OMNImax 3730-922 at 174 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $33 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 56.6% less, ranking 12 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $43/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the OMNImax 3730-922: Midea MRC04M3C ($33/yr, 174 kWh/yr), then EPIC ECF50W-1 ($35/yr, 184 kWh/yr).
Within the OMNImax lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified freezers OMNImax makes, the 3730-922 is the cheapest to run, $50/year less than OMNImax's priciest, the 3730-739.
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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $33/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the OMNImax 3730-922 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 12 of 658, the OMNImax 3730-922 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.