Model
Ge FCM11PH****
Rank #49 means 48 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 99th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 99% of those models.
What does the Ge FCM11PH**** cost to run per year?
The Ge FCM11PH**** holds rank #49 of 622 on running cost, at about $40 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $45/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 99% of freezer models we track on efficiency, a standout even among the class's efficient models. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10.6 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 Bangson US-BSR-019A at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Cool-Living CL-7UFR at $42/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 Ge FCM11PH****'s $40/yr adds up to roughly $560 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge FCM11PH**** 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 $40/yr, here is what the Ge FCM11PH**** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge FCM11PH**** costs about $400. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $450 over the same ten years.
How the Ge FCM11PH**** compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $35 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $15 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $45/yr, the Ge FCM11PH**** uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10.6 cu ft, the Ge FCM11PH**** 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 Ge FCM11PH**** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #49 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ge FCM11PH**** cost per month?
About $3.37 a month, which is the $40 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: 218 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge FCM11PH**** for its size?
99th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Bangson US-BSR-019A1.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 47 | Bangson US-BSR-019-31.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 46 | Bangson US-BSR-019-21.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 45 | Bangson US-BSR-019-11.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 44 | Bangson US-BSR-0191.1 cu ft | $40 |
Source
ES_1123206_FCM11PH****_06232014030230_2739746View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and FCM11PH**** 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.