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Cheapest compact (under 7 cu ft) freezers to run

83 ENERGY STAR models in this size. The cheapest to run costs $25 a year; the most expensive costs $74. Over 12 years that gap is $592, money you pay on top of the price tag.

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Compact

#	Model	Size	Per year	12 years
1	Avanti CF24Q0W	2.5 cu ft	$25	$299
2	Liebherr UF3651	2.5 cu ft	$28	$338
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	3.4 cu ft	$31	$375
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	3.5 cu ft	$31	$378
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	3.5 cu ft	$32	$380
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C series	3.5 cu ft	$32	$380
7	Midea MRC04M3C series	3.5 cu ft	$32	$380
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	5 cu ft	$35	$426
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	5 cu ft	$35	$426
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	5 cu ft	$36	$428
11	Arctic King ARC05B2C series	5.1 cu ft	$36	$428
12	Frigidaire FFCS0562AW	5.1 cu ft	$36	$428
13	Galanz GLF50E family	5 cu ft	$36	$428
14	Arctic King AUFM011AEW	1.1 cu ft	$39	$469
15	Honeywell H11MFB	1.1 cu ft	$39	$469
16	Midea MRU01M3ABB	1.1 cu ft	$39	$469
17	SPT UF-114SS	1.1 cu ft	$39	$469
18	SPT UF-114W	1.1 cu ft	$39	$469
19	BANGSON US-BSR-017	1.1 cu ft	$39	$471
20	BANGSON US-BSR-017-1	1.1 cu ft	$39	$471
21	BANGSON US-BSR-017A	1.1 cu ft	$39	$471
22	BANGSON US-BSR-019-1	1.1 cu ft	$39	$471
23	BANGSON US-BSR-0176	2.1 cu ft	$42	$504
24	BANGSON US-BSR-0176-1	2.1 cu ft	$42	$504
25	BANGSON US-BSR-0176A	2.1 cu ft	$42	$504

Source: ENERGY STAR certified freezers (U.S. EPA) and the EIA average residential electricity price. Energy use is the official test figure; real use varies.