Model
Frigidaire FFUE1836AW
Rank #408 means 407 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 83rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 83% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW's $83/yr running cost ranks it #408, in the above-average-cost group. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $92/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 83 sits well above the class median, a clearly above-average efficiency result. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 17.8 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 Frigidaire FFUE1836AV at $83/yr runs a little cheaper and the Monogram ZIF181NBR**** at $83/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 Frigidaire FFUE1836AW's $83/yr adds up to roughly $1162 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Frigidaire FFUE1836AV.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FFUE1836AW 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 $83/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW costs about $830. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $920 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $83/yr, it runs about $8 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $58 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $92/yr, the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.8 cu ft, the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW is a large freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 Frigidaire FFUE1836AW cheap to run?
Its $83/yr running cost, rank #408 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 Frigidaire FFUE1836AW cost per month?
About $6.9 a month, which is the $83 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: 446 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $83 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FFUE1836AW for its size?
83rd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 408 | Frigidaire FFUE1836AV17.8 cu ft | $83 |
| 407 | Wood'S WUF170W17.4 cu ft | $82 |
| 406 | Wood'S WUF170SL17.4 cu ft | $82 |
| 405 | Thermador T24IF900SP12.2 cu ft | $82 |
| 404 | Gaggenau RF46170412.2 cu ft | $82 |
Source
ES_1021080_FFUE1836AW_111920251739752_1085280View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FFUE1836AW 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.