Model
Ellipse EFVC10S
Rank #152 means 151 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 39th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 39% of those models.
What does the Ellipse EFVC10S cost to run per year?
At about $62 a year, the Ellipse EFVC10S undercuts most freezer models we track on running cost, rank #152 of 622. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $70/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 39% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 9.7 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 Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD at $61/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ellipse EFVC10W at $62/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 Ellipse EFVC10S's $62/yr adds up to roughly $868 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ellipse EFVC10W.
By the numbers
The Ellipse EFVC10S 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 $62/yr, here is what the Ellipse EFVC10S adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ellipse EFVC10S costs about $620. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $700 over the same ten years.
How the Ellipse EFVC10S compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $62/yr, it runs about $13 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $37 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $70/yr, the Ellipse EFVC10S uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 9.7 cu ft, the Ellipse EFVC10S is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- 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 Ellipse EFVC10S cheap to run?
Yes. Its $62/yr running cost puts it at rank #152 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ellipse EFVC10S cost per month?
About $5.2 a month, which is the $62 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: 336 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $62 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ellipse EFVC10S for its size?
39th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD3.9 cu ft | $61 |
| 150 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS3.9 cu ft | $61 |
| 149 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP3.9 cu ft | $61 |
| 148 | Lg LROFC1104*11.4 cu ft | $60 |
| 147 | Arctic King AU83ETWBR1RCM8.3 cu ft | $59 |
Source
ES_1125680_EFVC10S_05012025122455_80238307View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ellipse and EFVC10S 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.