Model
Avanti 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 Avanti AV701VFB0W cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Avanti AV701VFB0W's $55/yr puts it at rank #136 of 622, on the cheaper side of the class. 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. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 24% of freezer models we track, a below-average efficiency result. At 7 cu ft, it is a small freezer for the class, which runs 1.1 to 23 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Danby DUF071A3* at $55/yr runs a little cheaper and the Westbend AV701VFB0W at $55/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 Avanti AV701VFB0W's $55/yr adds up to roughly $770 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Westbend AV701VFB0W.
By the numbers
The Avanti 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 Avanti 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 Avanti 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 Avanti 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 Avanti AV701VFB0W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 7 cu ft, the Avanti AV701VFB0W is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of frozen storage is the first lever behind a freezer's running cost, ahead of insulation or defrost type.
- Insulation and defrost type. Two freezers of the same size can differ meaningfully on running cost based on insulation quality and whether they run an automatic-defrost heater.
- Chest vs upright design. Chest freezers open from the top, so cold air, which sinks, stays inside when the lid opens; upright freezers lose more cold air per door opening for a similar capacity.
Common questions
Is the Avanti AV701VFB0W cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $55 a year it ranks #136 of 622 freezer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Avanti AV701VFB0W cost per month?
Roughly $4.62/mo, spreading the $55/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 299 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $55 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Avanti 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 131 | Insignia NS-UZ70WH277 cu ft | $55 |
Source
ES_1131312_AV701VFB0W_06042024144241_4537564View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Avanti 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.