Model
Black+Decker BUC1400XS
Rank #276 means 275 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 68th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 68% of those models.
What does the Black+Decker BUC1400XS cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Black+Decker BUC1400XS's $73/yr running cost ranks it #276, close to dead center. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $82/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 68 is comfortably above the class median. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 14 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Smad DSD-507WMU at $73/yr runs a little cheaper and the Conserv FR1400BREV at $73/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Black+Decker BUC1400XS's $73/yr adds up to roughly $1022 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Conserv FR1400W-N, Conserv FR1400BREV, Conserv FR1400SREV, Conserv FR1400SS-N, Conserv FR1400SSEL, Conserv FR1400SSER, Conserv FR1400WREV, Criterion® CUF14C1W, Danby DUF140A1WDB, Element EUF14CEES, Element EUF14CEEW, Elisii DFFFD1738-28RS, Elisii DFFFD1738-28BLK-RS, Elisii DFFFD1738-28WHT-RS, Farberware FW-UFR141-I3B, Forno FFFFD1738-28RS, Forno FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS, Forno FFFFD1738-28WHT-RS, Premium Levella PFV1405XW, Premium Levella PFV1406XS, Professional Series® PS-UFR141, Vissani VXUF1400WEL, Vissani VXUF1400BVEL, Vitara VLUF1400ESE, Vitara VLUF1400EWE, Vitara VLUF1401ESE, Vitara VLUF1401EWE, Vitara VLUF1701ECE.
By the numbers
The Black+Decker BUC1400XS normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $73/yr, here is what the Black+Decker BUC1400XS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Black+Decker BUC1400XS costs about $730. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $820 over the same ten years.
How the Black+Decker BUC1400XS compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $73/yr, it runs about $2 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $48 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $82/yr, the Black+Decker BUC1400XS uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14 cu ft, the Black+Decker BUC1400XS is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Black+Decker BUC1400XS cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $73/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #276 of 622, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Black+Decker BUC1400XS cost per month?
About $6.12 a month, which is the $73 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 396 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $73 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Black+Decker BUC1400XS for its size?
68th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 275 | Smad DSD-507WMU13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 274 | Omnimax 3730-93713.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 273 | Newair NFS140**0013.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 272 | Midea WHS-507FWEW113.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 271 | Midea WHS-507FWESS113.8 cu ft | $73 |
Source
ES_1126481_BUC1400XS_01272025110200_80233515View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Black+Decker and BUC1400XS are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.