Model
Frigidaire FFFH20F3W*
Rank #445 means 444 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 84th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 84% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W*'s $89/yr running cost ranks it #445, in the above-average-cost group. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $99/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 84 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 20 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 Amana AZB33X20D* at $88/yr runs a little cheaper and the Frigidaire FFUE2022A* at $89/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 Frigidaire FFFH20F3W*'s $89/yr adds up to roughly $1246 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Frigidaire FFUE2022A*, Frigidaire FFUF2021A*.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* 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 $89/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* costs about $890. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $990 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $89/yr, it runs about $14 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $64 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $99/yr, the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 20 cu ft, the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and larger freezer models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- 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 Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* cheap to run?
Its $89/yr running cost, rank #445 of 622, is above what most freezer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* cost per month?
About $7.39 a month, which is the $89 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: 478 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $89 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FFFH20F3W* for its size?
84th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 444 | Amana AZB33X20D*19.7 cu ft | $88 |
| 443 | Gaggenau RF46170112.2 cu ft | $88 |
| 442 | Dacor DRZ18980***9.5 cu ft | $86 |
| 441 | Frigidaire GRDF1911A*18.8 cu ft | $86 |
| 440 | Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX**9 cu ft | $85 |
Source
ES_1021080_FFFH20F3W*_08282020014250_80053023View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FFFH20F3W* 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.