Model
Dacor DRZ24980***
Rank #543 means 542 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 34th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 34% of those models.
What does the Dacor DRZ24980*** cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Dacor DRZ24980***'s $93/yr running cost ranks it #543, in the pricier fifth of the class. It uses 15% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $108/yr to run, a saving of roughly $15 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 34% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 13.6 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 Ge FUF21DL**** at $92/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg LO22SO000V at $93/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 Dacor DRZ24980***'s $93/yr adds up to roughly $1302 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Dacor DRZ24980*** 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 $93/yr, here is what the Dacor DRZ24980*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Dacor DRZ24980*** costs about $930. That is roughly $150 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1080 over the same ten years.
How the Dacor DRZ24980*** compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $93/yr, it runs about $18 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $68 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $108/yr, the Dacor DRZ24980*** uses 15% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13.6 cu ft, the Dacor DRZ24980*** is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- 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 Dacor DRZ24980*** cheap to run?
Its $93/yr running cost, rank #543 of 622, is above what most freezer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Dacor DRZ24980*** cost per month?
About $7.73 a month, which is the $93 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: 500 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $93 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Dacor DRZ24980*** for its size?
34th 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
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 542 | Ge FUF21DL****21.3 cu ft | $92 |
| 541 | Crosley XUF21DM****21.3 cu ft | $92 |
| 540 | Mora MFU210N6AWE21.2 cu ft | $92 |
| 539 | Mora MFU210N6AVE21.2 cu ft | $92 |
| 538 | Hisense HUF210N6A*E21.2 cu ft | $92 |
Source
ES_1016518_DRZ24980***_03222017113716_70128313View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Dacor and DRZ24980*** 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.