What the VITARA VLUF1101ESE costs to run
At 354 kWh/yr, the VITARA VLUF1101ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $67 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 VITARA VLUF1101ESE compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.7% less, ranking 190 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VLUF1101ESE on that list: VITARA VLUF1101EBE ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VLUF1101EWE ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 of VITARA's 27 certified freezers, this sits between the VLUF0310EB ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VBCF2001EWE ($118/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, $67/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
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VLUF1101ESE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 190 of 658, the VITARA VLUF1101ESE 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.