Professional Series® PS-UFR171: running cost
The Professional Series® PS-UFR171 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 435 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 8.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 375 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 $6/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 Gaggenau RF461705 ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Thermador T24IF905SP ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Comparing Professional Series®'s own models
Among Professional Series®'s 2 certified freezers, this is the priciest to run, $7/year over the PS-UFR141, 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.
Shopping for a new one
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.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Professional Series® PS-UFR171 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.
The data behind this page
At rank 375 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. The 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.