Model
Elisii DECVC138W
Rank #215 means 214 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 56th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 56% of those models.
What does the Elisii DECVC138W cost to run per year?
Ranking #215 of 622, the Elisii DECVC138W is in the cheaper half of its class to run, at about $73 a year. 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. Normalized for capacity, it beats 56% of freezer models we track, an average result for the class. At 13.6 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 U-Line UOFZ124-SS01B at $72/yr runs a little cheaper and the Forno FFFFD1722-28BLK-LS 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 Elisii DECVC138W's $73/yr adds up to roughly $1022 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Forno FFFFD1722-28LS, Forno FFFFD1722-28RS, Forno FFFFD1722-28BLK-LS, Forno FFFFD1722-28BLK-RS, Forno FFFFD1722-28WHT-LS, Forno FFFFD1722-28WHT-RS, Hisense FV14C6AWE, Hisense FV14C7AWE, Hisense FV14C7BWE, Hisense CFU14N6AWE, Hisense FU140N3SSEL, Hisense FU140N3SWEL, Hisense HFU140N6CWE, Mora MFU140N6AWE.
By the numbers
The Elisii DECVC138W 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 Elisii DECVC138W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Elisii DECVC138W 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 Elisii DECVC138W 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 Elisii DECVC138W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13.6 cu ft, the Elisii DECVC138W is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- 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 Elisii DECVC138W cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $73 a year it ranks #215 of 622 freezer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Elisii DECVC138W cost per month?
Roughly $6.05/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 391 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 Elisii DECVC138W for its size?
56th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 214 | U-Line UOFZ124-SS01B4.8 cu ft | $72 |
| 213 | U-Line UHFZ124-WS01B4.8 cu ft | $72 |
| 212 | U-Line UHFZ124-SS01B4.8 cu ft | $72 |
| 211 | U-Line UHFZ124-IS01B4.8 cu ft | $72 |
| 210 | U-Line UHFZ124-BS01B4.8 cu ft | $72 |
Source
ES_1142511_DECVC138W_050820230806660_2971972View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Elisii and DECVC138W 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.