Running cost for the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001*
At 550 kWh/yr, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $103 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
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 37.2% above it, ranking 622 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 $28/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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001*: Dacor DRZ30980*** ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr), then SKS SKSCF3001* ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr).
Within the Signature Kitchen Suite lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Signature Kitchen Suite makes, the SKSCF3001* costs the most to run, $13/year more than Signature Kitchen Suite's cheapest, the SKSCF1801*.
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
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* 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 $103/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $103/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 622 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 550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.