VITARA VLUF2100E*E: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VLUF2100E*E at 493 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $93 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 22.9% above it, ranking 555 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 $17/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 VLUF2100E*E: upstreman UF212-*** ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr), then VITARA VLUF2100ESE ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 22 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.
Is it worth replacing?
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the VITARA VLUF2100E*E or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $93/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 555 of 658, the VITARA VLUF2100E*E 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 493 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.