Model
L2 LRU17B6A**
Rank #374 means 373 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 77th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 77% of those models.
What does the L2 LRU17B6A** cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the L2 LRU17B6A**'s $81/yr running cost ranks it #374, 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 $90/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 77% 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 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 L2 LRU17B6*** at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Liebherr MF2451 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 L2 LRU17B6A**'s $81/yr adds up to roughly $1134 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Avanti AV170VFLJM#**.
By the numbers
The L2 LRU17B6A** 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 L2 LRU17B6A** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the L2 LRU17B6A** 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 L2 LRU17B6A** 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 L2 LRU17B6A** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17 cu ft, the L2 LRU17B6A** is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, among freezer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, 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 L2 LRU17B6A** cheap to run?
Its $81/yr running cost, rank #374 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 L2 LRU17B6A** cost per month?
About $6.77 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: 438 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 L2 LRU17B6A** for its size?
77th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 387 | L2 LRU17B6***17 cu ft | $81 |
| 386 | Insignia NS-UZ17WH0-C*17 cu ft | $81 |
| 385 | Insignia NS-UZ17WH017 cu ft | $81 |
| 384 | Insignia NS-UZ17SS0-C*17 cu ft | $81 |
| 383 | Insignia NS-UZ17SS017 cu ft | $81 |
Source
ES_1147914_LRU17B6A**_06132024121310_80191358View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026L2 and LRU17B6A** 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.