Vissani VXUF1400WEL Running Cost (Freezer)
Vissani VXUF1400WEL: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VXUF1400WEL at 396 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VXUF1400WEL against the category
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 311 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VLUF1400ESE ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VXUF1400WEL. Vissani VXUF1400BVEL ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 17 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 10 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.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani VXUF1400WEL is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Vissani VXUF1400WEL already costs $74/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 311 of 658, the Vissani VXUF1400WEL 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. The 396 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.