Model
Sks SKSCF2401*
Rank #545 means 544 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 35th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 35% of those models.
What does the Sks SKSCF2401* cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Sks SKSCF2401*'s $93/yr running cost ranks it #545, in the pricier fifth of the class. It uses 16% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $109/yr to run, a saving of roughly $16 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 35% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 13.9 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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF2401* at $93/yr runs a little cheaper and the Vissani VS217HSUPSS at $93/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 Sks SKSCF2401*'s $93/yr adds up to roughly $1302 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF2401*.
By the numbers
The Sks SKSCF2401* 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 $93/yr, here is what the Sks SKSCF2401* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Sks SKSCF2401* costs about $930. That is roughly $160 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1090 over the same ten years.
How the Sks SKSCF2401* compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $93/yr, it runs about $18 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $68 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $109/yr, the Sks SKSCF2401* uses 16% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13.9 cu ft, the Sks SKSCF2401* is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- 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 Sks SKSCF2401* cheap to run?
Its $93/yr running cost, rank #545 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 Sks SKSCF2401* cost per month?
About $7.73 a month, which is the $93 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: 500 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $93 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sks SKSCF2401* for its size?
35th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 545 | Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCF2401*13.9 cu ft | $93 |
| 544 | Lg LO22SO000V21.8 cu ft | $93 |
| 543 | Dacor DRZ24980***13.6 cu ft | $93 |
| 542 | Ge FUF21DL****21.3 cu ft | $92 |
| 541 | Crosley XUF21DM****21.3 cu ft | $92 |
Source
ES_1118034_SKSCF2401*_07242025120701_80263788View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sks and SKSCF2401* 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.