Model
Hisense CFU17N6A*E
Rank #369 means 368 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 78th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 78% of those models.
What does the Hisense CFU17N6A*E cost to run per year?
The Hisense CFU17N6A*E costs about $81 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #369 of 622. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $90/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 78% of freezer models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 17 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 Elisii DECVC170W at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense FV17C6AWE at $81/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 Hisense CFU17N6A*E's $81/yr adds up to roughly $1134 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Elisii DECVC170W.
By the numbers
The Hisense CFU17N6A*E 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 $81/yr, here is what the Hisense CFU17N6A*E adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense CFU17N6A*E costs about $810. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $900 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense CFU17N6A*E compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $81/yr, it runs about $6 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $56 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $90/yr, the Hisense CFU17N6A*E uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17 cu ft, the Hisense CFU17N6A*E is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 Hisense CFU17N6A*E cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $81/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #369 of 622, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Hisense CFU17N6A*E cost per month?
About $6.76 a month, which is the $81 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: 437 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $81 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense CFU17N6A*E for its size?
78th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 369 | Elisii DECVC170W17 cu ft | $81 |
| 368 | Vitara VLUF1701EWE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 367 | Vitara VLUF1701ESE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 366 | Vitara VLUF1700EWE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 365 | Vitara VLUF1700ESE17 cu ft | $81 |
Source
ES_1110877_CFU17N6A*E_071220240332451_6935299View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and CFU17N6A*E 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.