VITARA VLUF1701ESE Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the VITARA VLUF1701ESE
At 435 kWh/yr, the VITARA VLUF1701ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $82 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 8.5% above it, ranking 384 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $6/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the VITARA VLUF1701ESE: VITARA VLUF1700EWE ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), then VITARA VLUF1701EWE ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
Ranked 16 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
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VLUF1701ESE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 384 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.