VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180R: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180R at 440 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $83 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 9.7% above it, ranking 424 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 $7/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 VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180R: VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180L ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr), then GE FUF17DL**** ($83/yr, 441 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of VIKING RANGE,LLC's 8 certified freezers, this sits between the FDFZIC7180L ($83/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDFZIC7360R ($119/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.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $83/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7180R already costs $83/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 440 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.