Model
Criterion® CUF14C1W
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 Criterion® CUF14C1W cost to run per year?
The Criterion® CUF14C1W costs about $73 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #276 of 622. 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 68th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step ahead of the class median, though not among the very top results. At 14 cu ft, it is a mid-size freezer for the class, which runs 1.1 to 23 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Conserv FR1400WREV at $73/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby DUF140A1WDB 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 Criterion® CUF14C1W's $73/yr adds up to roughly $1022 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black+Decker BUC1400XS.
By the numbers
The Criterion® CUF14C1W 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 Criterion® CUF14C1W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Criterion® CUF14C1W 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 Criterion® CUF14C1W 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 Criterion® CUF14C1W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14 cu ft, the Criterion® CUF14C1W is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of frozen storage is the first lever behind a freezer's running cost, ahead of insulation or defrost type.
- Insulation and defrost type. Two freezers of the same size can differ meaningfully on running cost based on insulation quality and whether they run an automatic-defrost heater.
- Chest vs upright design. Chest freezers open from the top, so cold air, which sinks, stays inside when the lid opens; upright freezers lose more cold air per door opening for a similar capacity.
Common questions
Is the Criterion® CUF14C1W cheap to run?
It is about average. At $73 a year it ranks #276 of 622 freezer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Criterion® CUF14C1W cost per month?
Roughly $6.12/mo, spreading the $73/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 396 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $73 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Criterion® CUF14C1W 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Conserv FR1400WREV14 cu ft | $73 |
| 282 | Conserv FR1400W-N14 cu ft | $73 |
| 281 | Conserv FR1400SS-N14 cu ft | $73 |
| 280 | Conserv FR1400SSER14 cu ft | $73 |
| 279 | Conserv FR1400SSEL14 cu ft | $73 |
Source
ES_1092528_CUF14C1W_07162023220919_80162201View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Criterion® and CUF14C1W 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.