upstreman UF17-# Running Cost (Freezer)
What the upstreman UF17-# costs to run
At 435 kWh/yr, the upstreman UF17-#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $82 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 8.5% above it, ranking 377 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 $6/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 upstreman UF17-#: Thermador T24IF905SP ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), then Vissani VS170HSUPSS ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 3 of upstreman's 5 certified freezers, this sits between the BD-396 ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UF212- ($93/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.
Weighing a replacement
At $82/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 upstreman UF17-# or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the upstreman UF17-# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 377 of 658, the upstreman UF17-# 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.