Running cost for the VITARA VLUF1401EWE
The VITARA VLUF1401EWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VLUF1401EWE against the category
That's 1.2% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 315 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 VLUF1701ECE ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VLUF1401EWE. VITARA VLUF1401ESE ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 12 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF0310EB at $46/yr, and its priciest, the VBCF2001EWE at $118/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.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VLUF1401EWE 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the VITARA VLUF1401EWE 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.
Sourcing
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 396 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.