Model
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001*
Rank #586 means 585 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 52nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 52% of those models.
What does the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* cost to run per year?
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* holds rank #586 of 622 on running cost, at about $102 a year, a genuinely pricey result for the class. It uses 17% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $121/yr to run, a saving of roughly $19 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 52% of freezer models we track, right in the class's middle band. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 17.8 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 Dacor DRZ30980*** at $102/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sks SKSCF3001* at $102/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 SKSCF3001*'s $102/yr adds up to roughly $1428 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Sks SKSCF3001*.
By the numbers
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* 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 $102/yr, here is what the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* 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 SKSCF3001* costs about $1020. That is roughly $190 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1210 over the same ten years.
How the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $102/yr, it runs about $27 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $77 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $121/yr, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* uses 17% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.8 cu ft, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* cheap to run?
Its $102/yr running cost, rank #586 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 SKSCF3001* cost per month?
About $8.51 a month, which is the $102 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: 550 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $102 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF3001* for its size?
52nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 585 | Dacor DRZ30980***17.6 cu ft | $102 |
| 584 | Thermador T36IF900SP19.4 cu ft | $101 |
| 583 | Miele F 2911 Vi19.4 cu ft | $101 |
| 582 | Miele F 2911 SF19.4 cu ft | $101 |
| 581 | Miele F 2901 Vi19.4 cu ft | $101 |
Source
ES_1118034_SKSCF3001*_05022018014725_70183199View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Signature Kitchen Suite and SKSCF3001* 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.