Running cost for the Zline RBCFV-30
The Zline RBCFV-30 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 570 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Zline RBCFV-30 against the category
That's 42.1% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 636 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 $32/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Monogram ZIF301NBR**** ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Zline RBCFV-30. VITARA VBCF1661EWE ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Zline's own models
Zline makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RBCFVL-18 at $85/yr, and its priciest, the SRBCFV-36 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, $107/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$107/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zline RBCFV-30; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 570 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.