upstreman UF212 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the upstreman UF212 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman UF212 at 493 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 553 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 TFU2130SV ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman UF212- ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 5 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 4 of 5 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BD-396 at $74/yr, and its priciest, the UF212- 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
At $93/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 UF212 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the upstreman UF212 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 553 of 658, the upstreman UF212 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.