Model
Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R
Rank #590 means 589 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 37th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 37% of those models.
What does the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R's $105/yr running cost ranks it #590, in the pricier fifth of the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $115/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 37% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 16 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 Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300L at $105/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bertazzoni REF30FCBIPNV at $106/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 Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R's $105/yr adds up to roughly $1470 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Fhiaba S300FZ3IU.
By the numbers
The Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R 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 $105/yr, here is what the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R costs about $1050. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1150 over the same ten years.
How the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $105/yr, it runs about $30 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $80 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $115/yr, the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 cu ft, the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- 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 Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R cheap to run?
Its $105/yr running cost, rank #590 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 Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R cost per month?
About $8.75 a month, which is the $105 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: 566 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $105 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300R for its size?
37th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 592 | Viking Range,Llc FDFZIC7300L16 cu ft | $105 |
| 591 | Fhiaba S300FZ6IU16 cu ft | $105 |
| 590 | Fhiaba S300FZ3IU16 cu ft | $105 |
| 589 | Gaggenau RF47170115.8 cu ft | $105 |
| 588 | Sub-Zero DEC3050FI/*15.5 cu ft | $104 |
Source
ES_31770_FDFZIC7300R_032520261312722_3586425View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Viking Range,Llc and FDFZIC7300R 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.