Model
Westbend AV701VFB0W
Rank #136 means 135 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 24th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 24% of those models.
What does the Westbend AV701VFB0W cost to run per year?
At roughly $55 a year to run, ranking #136 of 622, the Westbend AV701VFB0W costs less than the typical freezer model we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $62/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 24 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 7 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 Avanti AV701VFB0W at $55/yr runs a little cheaper and the Comfee CERU07B0*** at $56/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 Westbend AV701VFB0W's $55/yr adds up to roughly $770 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Avanti AV701VFB0W.
By the numbers
The Westbend AV701VFB0W 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 $55/yr, here is what the Westbend AV701VFB0W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Westbend AV701VFB0W costs about $550. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $620 over the same ten years.
How the Westbend AV701VFB0W compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $55/yr, it runs about $20 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $62/yr, the Westbend AV701VFB0W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 7 cu ft, the Westbend AV701VFB0W is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, 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 Westbend AV701VFB0W cheap to run?
Yes. Its $55/yr running cost puts it at rank #136 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Westbend AV701VFB0W cost per month?
About $4.62 a month, which is the $55 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: 299 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $55 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Westbend AV701VFB0W for its size?
24th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Avanti AV701VFB0W7 cu ft | $55 |
| 135 | Danby DUF071A3*7.1 cu ft | $55 |
| 134 | Insignia NS-UZ70WH4-C7 cu ft | $55 |
| 133 | Insignia NS-UZ70WH47 cu ft | $55 |
| 132 | Insignia NS-UZ70WH27-C7 cu ft | $55 |
Source
ES_1131312_AV701VFB0W_06042024144719_2090987View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Westbend and AV701VFB0W 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.