Model
Crosley XCM22DM****
Rank #159 means 158 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 100th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 100% of those models.
What does the Crosley XCM22DM**** cost to run per year?
The Crosley XCM22DM**** costs about $64 a year to run, which beats most of the 622 freezer models we track; it ranks #159. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $72/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 100 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; almost nothing in the class beats it on efficiency once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 21.7 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 Fisher & Paykel RS18F*E* at $64/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge FCM22DL**** at $64/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 Crosley XCM22DM****'s $64/yr adds up to roughly $896 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge FCM22DL****, Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW.
By the numbers
The Crosley XCM22DM**** 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 $64/yr, here is what the Crosley XCM22DM**** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Crosley XCM22DM**** costs about $640. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $720 over the same ten years.
How the Crosley XCM22DM**** compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $64/yr, it runs about $11 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $39 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $72/yr, the Crosley XCM22DM**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 21.7 cu ft, the Crosley XCM22DM**** is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, among freezer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, 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 Crosley XCM22DM**** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $64/yr running cost puts it at rank #159 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Crosley XCM22DM**** cost per month?
About $5.35 a month, which is the $64 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: 346 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $64 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Crosley XCM22DM**** for its size?
100th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Fisher & Paykel RS18F*E*8.3 cu ft | $64 |
| 157 | Hisense FU102N3SSEL10.2 cu ft | $64 |
| 156 | Hisense FU102N3ASEC10.2 cu ft | $64 |
| 155 | Hisense HFU101N1AVE10.2 cu ft | $63 |
| 154 | Hisense FV10C7HSE9.7 cu ft | $63 |
Source
ES_1123206_XCM22DM****_06142019121918_80007813View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Crosley and XCM22DM**** 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.