Wood's WUF140W Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Wood's WUF140W costs to run
The Wood's WUF140W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 398 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $75 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
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.7% less, ranking 320 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 $1/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 Wood's WUF140W: Wood's WUF140SL ($75/yr, 398 kWh/yr), then Sub-Zero ID-30FI ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr).
Comparing Wood's's own models
Ranked 2 of Wood's's 4 certified freezers, this sits between the WUF140SL ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WUF170W ($83/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?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Wood's WUF140W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 320 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 398 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.