SKS SKSCF1801 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the SKS SKSCF1801
The SKS SKSCF1801 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 480 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $90 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
SKS SKSCF1801 against the category
That's 19.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 484 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $15/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RVF477790 ($91/yr, 486 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the SKS SKSCF1801. Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801 ($90/yr, 480 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
SKS makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SKSUD2402 at $52/yr, and its priciest, the SKSCF3001 at $103/yr.
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, $90/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the SKS SKSCF1801 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.