Model
Spt UF-114W
Rank #29 means 28 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 3rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 3% of those models.
What does the Spt UF-114W cost to run per year?
Out of the 622 freezer models we track, the Spt UF-114W lands at rank #29 on cost, roughly $40 a year, a standout figure at the cheap end of 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 ranks at the very bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 3% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 1.1 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 Spt UF-114SS at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bangson US-BSR-017 at $40/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 Spt UF-114W's $40/yr adds up to roughly $560 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic King AUFM011AEW.
By the numbers
The Spt UF-114W 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 Spt UF-114W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Spt UF-114W 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 Spt UF-114W 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 Spt UF-114W uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 1.1 cu ft, the Spt UF-114W is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- 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 Spt UF-114W cheap to run?
Yes. Its $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #29 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Spt UF-114W cost per month?
About $3.33 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: 215 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 Spt UF-114W for its size?
3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Spt UF-114SS1.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 36 | Midea MRU01M3AWW1.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 35 | Midea MRU01M3ASL1.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 34 | Midea MRU01M3ABB1.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 33 | Koolatron KTUF341.1 cu ft | $40 |
Source
ES_1084573_UF-114W_02062023045946_80157967View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Spt and UF-114W 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.