UPDATED: July 2022NEWS
How Much Electricity Does a Chest Freezer Use?
Electricity seems to be an ever-rising household expense, but do you know how much each household appliance actually uses? Despite being "always on" the relatively low cost daily of running a freezer might surprise you.
How Energy Efficient are Chest Freezers?
On the freezer specification details, look for annual energy usage - it will be shown as a KWh figure (1Kwh = 1 unit of electricity).
Average Energy Usage By Freezer Size
(* assumes 30p per unit)
SMALL
(to 149 litres)
173 KWh
£51.90 per year*
MEDIUM
(150-299 litres)
230 KWh
£69.00 per year*
LARGE
(300 litres+)
313 KWh
£93.90 per year*
How to Use Your Freezer Efficiently
Here are some simple tips to ensure your freezer operates most economically:
- Allow warm or hot food to cool down to room temperature before freezing
- Regularly review the contents for expired items or those you know you will never use
- Only open the lid when required and close as soon as possible
- Keep the freezer 75% full - this is the most optimum level between airflow and mass
- In summer, ensure the surrounding area (especially in a shed or garage) is properly ventilated and the unit is out of direct sunlight
- Defrost on a regular basis - thick ice build-up reduces space and makes the freezer work harder
Best Energy Efficient Freezers
An ever popular and very compact chest freezer that has good user feedback
Good value medium sized chest freezer that can hold 10 bags of shopping
Compare All the Latest Chest Freezers for Annual Energy Usage
Below is our animated comparison graph that shows a selection of current model chest freezers with their capacity, annual energy use and approximate annual cost.
The larger the capacity the higher the energy usage. Use the drop-down menu to filter by size group to see how similar sized models compare.
Shorter lines = more economical
(costs based on 30p per kWh - that's 1 unit of electricity)
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