Thermador T36IF905SP Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Thermador T36IF905SP costs to run
At 528 kWh/yr, the Thermador T36IF905SP's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $99 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Thermador T36IF905SP against the category
That's 31.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 612 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 $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr MF 3661 ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Thermador T36IF905SP. Miele F 2912 Vi ($99/yr, 528 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Thermador lineup
Thermador makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 14 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T18IF905SP at $76/yr, and its priciest, the T36IF900SP at $102/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
At $99/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Thermador T36IF905SP or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $99/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 612 of 658, the Thermador T36IF905SP sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 528 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.