Vissani VSF16UWEE16 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Vissani VSF16UWEE16
At 429 kWh/yr, the Vissani VSF16UWEE16's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $81 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.
How the Vissani VSF16UWEE16 compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 7% above it, ranking 356 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VSF16UWEE16 on that list: ELLIPSE EFVC16S ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby DUF167A5BSLDD ($81/yr, 432 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 11 of Vissani's 17 certified freezers, this sits between the MDUF3WHR6 ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VS217HSUPW ($94/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
Efficient as certified freezers go, $81/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani VSF16UWEE16 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 429 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.