Model
Elisii DECVC170W
Rank #369 means 368 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 78th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 78% of those models.
What does the Elisii DECVC170W cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Elisii DECVC170W's $81/yr puts it at rank #369 of 622, right around the class average. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $90/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Adjusted for size, it is more efficient than 78% of freezer models we track, a solidly above-average result. At 17 cu ft, it is a large 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 Vitara VLUF1701EWE at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense CFU17N6A*E at $81/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 Elisii DECVC170W's $81/yr adds up to roughly $1134 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hisense FV17C6AWE, Hisense CFU17N6A*E, Hisense HFU170N6CWE, Mora MFU170N6AWE.
By the numbers
The Elisii DECVC170W 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 $81/yr, here is what the Elisii DECVC170W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Elisii DECVC170W costs about $810. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $900 over the same ten years.
How the Elisii DECVC170W compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $81/yr, it runs about $6 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $56 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $90/yr, the Elisii DECVC170W uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17 cu ft, the Elisii DECVC170W is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and larger freezer models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- 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 Elisii DECVC170W cheap to run?
It is about average. At $81 a year it ranks #369 of 622 freezer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Elisii DECVC170W cost per month?
Roughly $6.76/mo, spreading the $81/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 437 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $81 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Elisii DECVC170W for its size?
78th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 368 | Vitara VLUF1701EWE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 367 | Vitara VLUF1701ESE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 366 | Vitara VLUF1700EWE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 365 | Vitara VLUF1700ESE17 cu ft | $81 |
| 364 | Vissani VXUF1700WEL17 cu ft | $81 |
Source
ES_1142511_DECVC170W_05082023035940_2454706View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Elisii and DECVC170W 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.