Model
Hisense FV10C7HSE
Rank #154 means 153 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 38th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 38% of those models.
What does the Hisense FV10C7HSE cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Hisense FV10C7HSE sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #154, at roughly $63 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $70/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 38% of freezer models we track, a soft spot worth weighing against the dollar figure. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 9.7 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 Ellipse EFVC10W at $62/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense HFU101N1AVE at $63/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 FV10C7HSE's $63/yr adds up to roughly $882 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Hisense FV10C7HSE 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 $63/yr, here is what the Hisense FV10C7HSE 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 FV10C7HSE costs about $630. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $700 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense FV10C7HSE compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $63/yr, it runs about $12 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $38 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $70/yr, the Hisense FV10C7HSE uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 9.7 cu ft, the Hisense FV10C7HSE is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- 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 FV10C7HSE cheap to run?
Yes. Its $63/yr running cost puts it at rank #154 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Hisense FV10C7HSE cost per month?
About $5.21 a month, which is the $63 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: 337 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $63 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense FV10C7HSE for its size?
38th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Ellipse EFVC10W9.7 cu ft | $62 |
| 152 | Ellipse EFVC10S9.7 cu ft | $62 |
| 151 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD3.9 cu ft | $61 |
| 150 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS3.9 cu ft | $61 |
| 149 | Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP3.9 cu ft | $61 |
Source
ES_1110877_FV10C7HSE_07092024144649_80198029View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and FV10C7HSE 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.