Running cost for the VITARA VLUF1101EWE
At 354 kWh/yr, the VITARA VLUF1101EWE'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 VLUF1101EWE compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.7% less, ranking 191 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 VLUF1101EWE on that list: VITARA VLUF1101ESE ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-UZ11**27 ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the VITARA lineup
Ranked 8 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A freezer like the VITARA VLUF1101EWE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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. The 354 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.