Model
Avanti CF24Q0W
Rank #1 means 0 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 15th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 15% of those models.
What does the Avanti CF24Q0W cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Avanti CF24Q0W's $25/yr running cost puts it at rank #1 of 622, among the least expensive freezer models we track to keep running. It uses 23% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $33/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 15 means the low running cost, where it exists, is driven almost entirely by capacity rather than efficiency. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 2.5 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
On the leaderboard, the Liebherr UF3651 at $29/yr runs a little more, the closest neighbor to its exact spot in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Avanti CF24Q0W's $25/yr adds up to roughly $350 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs. At rank #1 of 622, it is one of the single cheapest freezer models we track to run, in the top one percent on cost.
By the numbers
The Avanti CF24Q0W 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 $25/yr, here is what the Avanti CF24Q0W 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 CF24Q0W costs about $250. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $330 over the same ten years.
How the Avanti CF24Q0W compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $25/yr, it runs about $50 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is the cheapest freezer to run in the class among the models we track. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $33/yr, the Avanti CF24Q0W uses 23% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 2.5 cu ft, the Avanti CF24Q0W 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. 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 Avanti CF24Q0W cheap to run?
Yes. Its $25/yr running cost puts it at rank #1 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Avanti CF24Q0W cost per month?
About $2.12 a month, which is the $25 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: 137 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $25 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Avanti CF24Q0W for its size?
15th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
This is already the cheapest model to run in its class among the ones we track.
Source
ES_92257_CF24Q0W_12082015163635_6507379View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Avanti and CF24Q0W 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.