Model
Hisense FU102N3ASEC
Rank #156 means 155 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 39th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 39% of those models.
What does the Hisense FU102N3ASEC cost to run per year?
The Hisense FU102N3ASEC costs about $64 a year to run, which beats most of the 622 freezer models we track; it ranks #156. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $71/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 39% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10.2 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 Hisense HFU101N1AVE at $63/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense FU102N3SSEL 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 Hisense FU102N3ASEC's $64/yr adds up to roughly $896 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hisense FU102N3SSEL.
By the numbers
The Hisense FU102N3ASEC 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 Hisense FU102N3ASEC adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense FU102N3ASEC costs about $640. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $710 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense FU102N3ASEC 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 $71/yr, the Hisense FU102N3ASEC uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10.2 cu ft, the Hisense FU102N3ASEC is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- 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 Hisense FU102N3ASEC cheap to run?
Yes. Its $64/yr running cost puts it at rank #156 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Hisense FU102N3ASEC cost per month?
About $5.32 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: 344 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 Hisense FU102N3ASEC for its size?
39th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Hisense HFU101N1AVE10.2 cu ft | $63 |
| 154 | Hisense FV10C7HSE9.7 cu ft | $63 |
| 153 | Ellipse EFVC10W9.7 cu ft | $62 |
| 152 | Ellipse EFVC10S9.7 cu ft | $62 |
| 151 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD3.9 cu ft | $61 |
Source
ES_1110877_FU102N3ASEC_051820260708406_9543916View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and FU102N3ASEC 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.