Certified upright freezers, ranked

Freezers certified in this refrigerator dataset.

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Residential Refrigerators dataset, data.energystar.gov. Refreshed Oct 24, 2026.

4certified models

4brands

May 30, 2024newest certification

219 to 455kWh per year range

Your electric rate18.16¢per kWh. Find it on your bill. Default is the U.S. average.

Top of the ranking

The cheapest to run in each size band. Rank is by yearly cost among models of the same type and size band. No manufacturer pays for a place.

BLACK+DECKER · 1.2 cu ft · Upright Freezer

EnergyDough Pick

BUFK12W

10% under federal max

Per year$40 at 18.16¢/kWh

10 years$398 at 18.16¢/kWh

#1 of 4 upright freezers, by yearly cost. Costs less to run than 2 of them.

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All 4 models

Good to know
Fridges are ranked by yearly cost against others of the same type and a similar size, so a small fridge is never compared with a big one. An asterisk in a model number stands for color or trim codes.

all sizes (4 models, cheapest to run first)

Rank	Model	Size	Energy	Cost
#1 of 4, all sizes	BLACK+DECKER BUFK12W	1.2 cu ft	219 kWh	$40 at 18.16¢/kWh/yr	Pick
#1 of 4, all sizes	Commercial Cool CCUK12W	1.2 cu ft	219 kWh	$40 at 18.16¢/kWh/yr
#3 of 4, all sizes	Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402*	3.4 cu ft	275 kWh	$50 at 18.16¢/kWh/yr
#4 of 4, all sizes	Sub-Zero DEC1850FI/*	8.8 cu ft	455 kWh	$83 at 18.16¢/kWh/yr

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