How Much Energy Does that Extra Freezer Use?

You’re shopping at one of those bulk discount houses and you see a nice rack of lamb and a double package of beef steaks, but your freezer will not accommodate that much stuff. The answer may be to invest in a freezer. The only question is,’ how much energy will that freezer actually use’? You do not want inflated electric bills, just to save a few dollars so that you can take advantage of a good price for meat.

You look at freezers and discover that the cost of using a freezer is not that expensive.Additional information can be found at http://lansner.ocregister.com/2011/09/02/o-c-firm-developes-giant-wal-mart-freezer/121795/. A 24.9 cubic foot chest freezer only cost approximately 61 per year with only 568 kilowatt hours used. That’s very affordable and the savings gained by buying bulk meat for less money will more than compensate for spending the extra money for electricity.

An upright freezer might be a better choice, because everything in the freezer could be glanced quickly when you open the door. A 20.6 cubic foot upright freezer uses 526 kilowatt hours per year. The estimated cost would be 56 annually to run the freezer. Again, the cost is not prohibitive; it-s very feasible to include the cost into the budget.

The 24.9 cubic foot freezer is probably too large, so you consider a smaller chest freezer. The 19.9 cubic foot freezer only uses 480 kilowatt hours and the annual cost is 1 more per year than the larger upright, so you consider upright with more intensity. While a 1 not much per year, it makes sense to get the larger upright freezer that uses the same energy as the smaller chest freezer.

Deciding between the three freezers is an easy job, when the comparison blatantly gives you one outstanding choice. So you decide to buy the 20.6 cu. ft. upright and you’re certain all the food that won’t fit in your refrigerator’s freezer will overflow into you new upright freezer. Freezing that bulk meat will be a pleasure when you know your energy bills will be very low.