Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133W
At 493 kWh/yr, the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.9% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 551 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 $17/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 TRUARCTIC TAUF2133SV ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TRUARCTIC TFU2130SV ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
TRUARCTIC makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TAUF2133SV at $93/yr, and its priciest, the TFU2130SV at $93/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.
Weighing a replacement
The TRUARCTIC TAUF2133W 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 $93/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 493 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 551 of 658, the TRUARCTIC TAUF2133W 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.