Model
Ge FCM22DL****
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 Ge FCM22DL**** cost to run per year?
The Ge FCM22DL**** 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 100th size-adjusted efficiency percentile puts it in a small top tier of the class once capacity stops flattering the comparison. 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 Crosley XCM22DM**** at $64/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW 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 Ge FCM22DL****'s $64/yr adds up to roughly $896 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Crosley XCM22DM****.
By the numbers
The Ge FCM22DL**** 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 Ge FCM22DL**** 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 FCM22DL**** 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 Ge FCM22DL**** 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 Ge FCM22DL**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 21.7 cu ft, the Ge FCM22DL**** 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. 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 FCM22DL**** 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 Ge FCM22DL**** 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 Ge FCM22DL**** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Crosley XCM22DM****21.7 cu ft | $64 |
| 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 |
Source
ES_1123206_FCM22DL****_06142019121918_80007813View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and FCM22DL**** 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.