Model
Hallman HRBIAF18PR
Rank #420 means 419 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 17th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 17% of those models.
What does the Hallman HRBIAF18PR cost to run per year?
The Hallman HRBIAF18PR costs about $84 a year to run, more than most of the 622 freezer models we track; it ranks #420. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $92/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 17% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 8.7 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 Fulgor Milano FM4CF18IFBI at $84/yr runs a little cheaper and the Koolmore KM-PRC-F18 at $84/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 Hallman HRBIAF18PR's $84/yr adds up to roughly $1176 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bertazzoni REF18FCBIPLV.
By the numbers
The Hallman HRBIAF18PR 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 $84/yr, here is what the Hallman HRBIAF18PR adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hallman HRBIAF18PR costs about $840. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $920 over the same ten years.
How the Hallman HRBIAF18PR compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $84/yr, it runs about $9 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $59 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 Hallman HRBIAF18PR uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 8.7 cu ft, the Hallman HRBIAF18PR is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- 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 Hallman HRBIAF18PR cheap to run?
Its $84/yr running cost, rank #420 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 Hallman HRBIAF18PR cost per month?
About $6.99 a month, which is the $84 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: 452 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $84 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hallman HRBIAF18PR for its size?
17th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 423 | Fulgor Milano FM4CF18IFBI8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 422 | Forte F9UFESC450PR8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 421 | Elica EC18SLA08IPR8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 420 | Bertazzoni REF18FCBIPLV8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 419 | Beko BUFR2715SSIM13.8 cu ft | $84 |
Source
ES_1145610_HRBIAF18PR_03292023113240_9315271View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hallman and HRBIAF18PR 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.