What the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R costs to run
At 506 kWh/yr, the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $95 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R against the category
That's 26.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 588 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 $20/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bertazzoni REF24FCBIPNV ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R. VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240L ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VIKING RANGE,LLC lineup
VIKING RANGE,LLC makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 4 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FDFZIC7180L at $83/yr, and its priciest, the FDFZIC7360R at $119/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.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $95/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R already costs $95/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 588 of 658, the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7240R 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.