Running cost for the VITARA VLUF1700ESE
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VLUF1700ESE at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 8.5% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 382 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $6/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Vissani VXUF1700WEL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VITARA VLUF1700EWE ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
VITARA makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 14 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.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $82/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 382 of 658, the VITARA VLUF1700ESE 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 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.