Model
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801*
Rank #457 means 456 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 18th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 18% of those models.
What does the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* cost to run per year?
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* costs about $89 a year to run, more than most of the 622 freezer models we track; it ranks #457. It uses 8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $95/yr to run, a saving of roughly $6 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 18% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 9.6 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 Vitara VLUF2000EWE at $89/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sks SKSCF1801* 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801*'s $89/yr adds up to roughly $1246 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Sks SKSCF1801*.
By the numbers
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* costs about $890. That is roughly $60 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $950 over the same ten years.
How the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* 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 $95/yr, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* uses 8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 9.6 cu ft, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* cheap to run?
Its $89/yr running cost, rank #457 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* cost per month?
About $7.42 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: 480 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF1801* for its size?
18th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 456 | Vitara VLUF2000EWE20.2 cu ft | $89 |
| 455 | Vitara VLUF2000ESE20.2 cu ft | $89 |
| 454 | Vitara VLUF2000EBE20.2 cu ft | $89 |
| 453 | Thermador T30IF905SP15.8 cu ft | $89 |
| 452 | Miele F 2812 Vi15.8 cu ft | $89 |
Source
ES_1118034_SKSCF1801*_09082017125412_70153884View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Signature Kitchen Suite and SKSCF1801* 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.