Zline RBCFVL-18 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Zline RBCFVL-18
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zline RBCFVL-18 at 452 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Zline RBCFVL-18 against the category
That's 12.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 451 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RF463706 ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Zline RBCFVL-18. VITARA VBCR1660EWE ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Zline's own models
Zline sells 4 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $33/year under the SRBCFV-36, 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.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $85/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.
Protecting what you have
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zline RBCFVL-18; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 452 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 451 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.