Model
Vissani VS217HSUPSS
Rank #544 means 543 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 97th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 97% of those models.
What does the Vissani VS217HSUPSS cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Vissani VS217HSUPSS's $93/yr running cost ranks it #544, 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 $104/yr to run, a saving of roughly $11 a year. Few freezer models we track are more efficient for their size than this one; its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 97 is near the top of the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 21.8 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 Sks SKSCF2401* at $93/yr runs a little cheaper and the Vissani VS217HSUPW 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 Vissani VS217HSUPSS's $93/yr adds up to roughly $1302 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg LO22SO000V.
By the numbers
The Vissani VS217HSUPSS 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 Vissani VS217HSUPSS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vissani VS217HSUPSS costs about $930. That is roughly $110 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1040 over the same ten years.
How the Vissani VS217HSUPSS 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 $104/yr, the Vissani VS217HSUPSS uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 21.8 cu ft, the Vissani VS217HSUPSS 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 Vissani VS217HSUPSS cheap to run?
Its $93/yr running cost, rank #544 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 Vissani VS217HSUPSS 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 Vissani VS217HSUPSS for its size?
97th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 546 | Sks SKSCF2401*13.9 cu ft | $93 |
| 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 |
Source
ES_1146193_VS217HSUPSS_12102025100648_80281471View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vissani and VS217HSUPSS 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.