Model
Element EUF14CDB*
Rank #237 means 236 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 63rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 63% of those models.
What does the Element EUF14CDB* cost to run per year?
The Element EUF14CDB* costs about $73 a year to run, which beats most of the 622 freezer models we track; it ranks #237. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $81/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 63% of freezer models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 13.8 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 Danby Designer DUF140E1WDD at $73/yr runs a little cheaper and the Element EUF14CE** 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 Element EUF14CDB*'s $73/yr adds up to roughly $1022 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Alpha RDVC138WE.
By the numbers
The Element EUF14CDB* 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 Element EUF14CDB* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Element EUF14CDB* costs about $730. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $810 over the same ten years.
How the Element EUF14CDB* 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 $81/yr, the Element EUF14CDB* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13.8 cu ft, the Element EUF14CDB* 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. 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 Element EUF14CDB* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $73/yr running cost puts it at rank #237 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Element EUF14CDB* cost per month?
About $6.09 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: 394 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 Element EUF14CDB* for its size?
63rd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Danby Designer DUF140E1WDD13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 240 | Danby Designer DUF140E1*13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 239 | Danby DUF140E1*13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 238 | Criterion CUF14M2*13.8 cu ft | $73 |
| 237 | Alpha RDVC138WE13.8 cu ft | $73 |
Source
ES_1145034_EUF14CDB*_06032025113645_80254851View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Element and EUF14CDB* 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.