POLAR ELITE POLUF21WS: running cost
At 492 kWh/yr, the POLAR ELITE POLUF21WS'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.
Where this ranks
That's 22.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 509 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 $17/year over 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 Midea WHS-772FWEW1* ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Avanti AV210VFLJM#** ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr).
Within the POLAR ELITE lineup
The POLAR ELITE POLUF21WS is the only freezer from POLAR ELITE that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full freezer category.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 492 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 509 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.