What a separate freezer costs to run, by state
A standalone chest or upright freezer, not the freezer compartment of a fridge.
Figures cover homes with a separate freezer. Each is the difference a separate freezer makes to a year’s bill on the cheapest and dearest published plan in that state, not a rate multiplied by a wattage.
Pilot data. 450 tariffs from 45 utilities, retrieved September 2, 2026. This is a sample, not national coverage — a utility missing here is one that has not been indexed yet.
| State | Used per year | Cheapest plan | Dearest plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 467 kWh | $18.30 | $202.65 |
| Washington | 538 kWh | $28.20 | $81.96 |
| Ohio | 500 kWh | $35.19 | $49.32 |
| New Jersey | 523 kWh | $36.04 | $143.36 |
| Colorado | 534 kWh | $39.55 | $87.28 |
| Virginia | 565 kWh | $42.42 | $139.11 |
| Massachusetts | 450 kWh | $43.08 | $152.40 |
| Texas | 656 kWh | $44.63 | $118.08 |
| Minnesota | 586 kWh | $50.95 | $95.00 |
| Georgia | 610 kWh | $50.96 | $98.84 |
| North Carolina | 588 kWh | $51.32 | $85.73 |
| Arizona | 608 kWh | $56.02 | $100.70 |
| Pennsylvania | 561 kWh | $56.04 | $125.88 |
| Illinois | 558 kWh | $59.44 | $59.44 |
| Oregon | 598 kWh | $67.45 | $114.24 |
| Michigan | 508 kWh | $71.40 | $125.12 |
| California | 524 kWh | $80.76 | $271.32 |
| Florida | 663 kWh | $87.00 | $106.11 |