SKS SKSCF2401 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the SKS SKSCF2401 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the SKS SKSCF2401 at 500 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $94 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 24.7% above it, ranking 581 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 $19/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 SKS SKSCF2401: Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF2401 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then Vissani VS217HSUPSS ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Within the SKS lineup
Ranked 3 of SKS's 4 certified freezers, this sits between the SKSUD2402 ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SKSCF3001 ($103/yr, its priciest).
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?
The SKS SKSCF2401 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 $94/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the SKS SKSCF2401; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.