Running cost for the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360R
ENERGY STAR certifies the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360R at 632 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $119 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 57.6% above it, ranking 655 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 $43/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 FDFZIC7360R: VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360L ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr), then Sub-Zero CL3650F/S/*/* ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 8 ENERGY STAR certified freezers VIKING RANGE,LLC makes, the FDFZIC7360R costs the most to run, $36/year more than VIKING RANGE,LLC's cheapest, the FDFZIC7180L.
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
At $119/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 VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360R or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360R 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
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDFZIC7360R is among the most expensive freezers tracked here to run, see the full Freezer category page for cheaper alternatives. The 632 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.