Model
Frigidaire FFUE1536AV
Rank #314 means 313 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 71st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 71% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV cost to run per year?
The Frigidaire FFUE1536AV costs about $75 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #314 of 622. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $84/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 71% 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 14.7 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 Thermador T18IF905SP at $75/yr runs a little cheaper and the Frigidaire FFUE1536AW at $75/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 FFUE1536AV's $75/yr adds up to roughly $1050 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Frigidaire FFUE1536AW.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FFUE1536AV 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 $75/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV 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 FFUE1536AV costs about $750. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $840 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $75/yr, it sits right on the class median of $75, and it is about $50 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $84/yr, the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14.7 cu ft, the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV 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. 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 FFUE1536AV cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $75/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #314 of 622, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV cost per month?
About $6.26 a month, which is the $75 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: 405 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $75 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV for its size?
71st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 313 | Thermador T18IF905SP8.6 cu ft | $75 |
| 312 | Miele F 2412 Vi8.6 cu ft | $75 |
| 311 | Gaggenau RF4117058.6 cu ft | $75 |
| 310 | Bosch B18IF905SP8.6 cu ft | $75 |
| 309 | Sub-Zero ID-30FI5.1 cu ft | $74 |
Source
ES_1021080_FFUE1536AV_111920251740634_7754487View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FFUE1536AV 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.