Running cost for the Vissani VS170HSUPW
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VS170HSUPW at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VS170HSUPW against the category
That's 8.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 379 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VXUF1700BVEL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VS170HSUPW. Vissani VS170HSUPSS ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 17 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 13 of 17 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MDUF3WHR6 at $46/yr, and its priciest, the VS217HSUPW at $94/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?
The Vissani VS170HSUPW runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VS170HSUPW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.