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What freezers cost to run each year

The median ENERGY STAR certified freezer uses 421 kWh a year on the standard federal test basis that ENERGY STAR reports. At the US average home electricity price that is $76 a year. The 618 certified models range from 137 to 649 kWh.

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    The starting kWh is the median for ENERGY STAR certified models in that category. Not certified? Use the kWh on the yellow EnergyGuide label.

    Yearly cost by type

    Median model of each type, at 18.04 cents per kWh. Number of certified models in brackets.

    Chest Freezer (9)$39
    Compact (134)$45
    Upright Freezer (475)$79

    The 25 lowest energy models

    AvantiCF24Q0WCompact2.5137$25
    LiebherrUF3651Compact2.5155$28
    KalameraKCF-100ECompact3.4172$31
    DanbyDCF035A5WDBCompact3.5173$31
    Arctic KingAC35ESKCR1RCMCompact3.5174$31
    Arctic KingARC04B2C**Compact3.5174$31
    MideaMRC04M3C**Compact3.5174$31
    Cool-livingCL-5UFRCompact5.0195$35
    DanbyDCF050A5WDBCompact5.0195$35
    Arctic KingAC05ESWCR1RCMCompact5.0196$35
    Arctic KingARC05B2C**Compact5.1196$35
    FrigidaireFFCS0562AWCompact5.1196$35
    GalanzGLF50*E*Compact5.0196$35
    WhirlpoolWZC3209LWChest Freezer9.0201$36
    DanbyDCF100A5WDBChest Freezer10.0211$38
    FrigidaireEFRF1005-BLACK-ID-6COMChest Freezer10.1213$38
    FrigidaireEFRF1005-D-ID-6COMChest Freezer10.1213$38
    Arctic KingAUFM011AEWCompact1.1215$39
    MideaMRU01M3ABBCompact1.1215$39
    MideaMRU01M3ASLCompact1.1215$39
    MideaMRU01M3AWWCompact1.1215$39
    SPTUF-114SSCompact1.1215$39
    SPTUF-114WCompact1.1215$39
    HoneywellH11MFBCompact1.1215$39
    HoneywellH11MFSCompact1.1215$39

    Small models use the least energy, so compare within the size you need. Use the search above to find any certified model.

    A typical freezer in each state

    North Dakota$52
    Nebraska$54
    Idaho$54
    Louisiana$55
    Utah$56
    Nevada$57
    Arkansas$57
    Tennessee$57
    Oklahoma$58
    Kentucky$59
    Montana$59
    Missouri$59
    Wyoming$59
    Iowa$60
    Washington$60
    South Dakota$60
    North Carolina$62
    Mississippi$63
    Kansas$64
    Georgia$64
    New Mexico$64
    Arizona$65
    Florida$65
    Oregon$65
    West Virginia$65
    South Carolina$66
    Texas$67
    Minnesota$69
    Alabama$69
    Colorado$70
    Virginia$70
    Indiana$71
    Delaware$76
    Ohio$78
    Wisconsin$79
    Illinois$80
    Pennsylvania$88
    Maryland$89
    Michigan$90
    New Jersey$100
    Vermont$101
    District of Columbia$103
    Alaska$113
    New Hampshire$113
    Connecticut$115
    New York$120
    Rhode Island$124
    Maine$125
    Massachusetts$128
    California$136
    Hawaii$186

    Sources

    1. ENERGY STAR Certified Residential Freezers, US EPA, ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026
    2. Form EIA-861M, monthly electric power sales and revenue by state (residential), US Energy Information Administration, checked 1 November 2026

    Model list as published by ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026. Electricity prices are the average residential price for September 2025 to August 2026.