What a separate freezer costs to run in New York
New York homes use 467 kWh a year on a separate freezer. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $18.30 to $202.65 a year across 83 published New York plans — a $184.35 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Cheapest 25 of 83 priced plans, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $18.30 | — | 3.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- All Zones Deliverytime-of-use · delivery charges only | $22.20 | +$3.90 | 10.1¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Service Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $27.24 | +$8.94 | 7.9¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [NYC]demand charge | $27.89 | +$9.59 | 11.0¢ |
| SC-1 Residential & Religious Optional Demand-Based (Rate IV) - [Westchester]demand charge | $27.89 | +$9.59 | 11.0¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 12 Residential Service TOU-ESCOtime-of-use · delivery charges only | $30.96 | +$12.66 | 11.8¢ |
| All Regions - SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 8 Residential - Day Night Service - ESCOflat rate · delivery charges only | $36.24 | +$17.94 | 11.6¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule Itime-of-use | $37.32 | +$19.02 | 12.8¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ESCO Retail Optionflat rate · delivery charges only | $39.12 | +$20.82 | 11.7¢ |
| SC1- Delivery Only Serviceflat rate · delivery charges only | $40.20 | +$21.90 | 11.6¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $40.77 | +$22.47 | 14.0¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $41.36 | +$23.06 | 14.2¢ |
| SC1C (TOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $43.45 | +$25.15 | 14.6¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Atime-of-use | $43.68 | +$25.38 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 1 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RSSflat rate | $43.68 | +$25.38 | 13.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Dtime-of-use | $43.80 | +$25.50 | 12.3¢ |
| SERVICE CLASSIFICATION NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE RATE RSS - Schedule IItime-of-use | $44.04 | +$25.74 | 15.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone D Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $44.04 | +$25.74 | 11.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Btime-of-use | $44.40 | +$26.10 | 12.5¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Ctime-of-use | $45.60 | +$27.30 | 12.7¢ |
| SC1- Zone B Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $45.72 | +$27.42 | 11.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone C Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $46.20 | +$27.90 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1- Zone E Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $46.32 | +$28.02 | 12.0¢ |
| SC1C (VTOU)- Zone Etime-of-use | $46.44 | +$28.14 | 12.9¢ |
| SC1- Zone F Low Income Rateflat rate · low-income rate | $48.60 | +$30.30 | 12.5¢ |
58 further schedules are published and priced but not listed here — mostly regional and seasonal variants of the plans above. The dearest of them costs $202.65 a year at this usage.
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $11.33 (Residential), dearest $125.43, a $114.10 spread
- Average — cheapest $18.30 (Residential), dearest $202.65, a $184.35 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $21.94 (Residential), dearest $243.85, a $221.91 spread
What a separate freezer costs here
Across 83 plans priced in New York, a separate freezer adds $18.30 to $202.65 a year — $1.53 to $16.89 a month. The median plan puts a separate freezer at $79.52 a year.
Cheapest for a separate freezer: Residential, City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company). Dearest: SC-1 Residential & Religious Vountary TOD (Rate II) - Zone J [NYC], Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc.
Those 467 kWh are billed at 3.9¢–43.4¢, against a 20.3¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 23.1¢ per kWh.
What New York homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 467 kWh a year across 239 sampled homes that run one, 18% under the national 570 kWh. The middle half spans 289 kWh to 562 kWh, so a separate freezer varies by 273 kWh between one household and another.
A standalone chest or upright freezer, not the freezer compartment of a fridge. That average covers homes with a separate freezer — 23% of homes here, against 33% nationally.
That makes a separate freezer about 7% of the electricity a New York home uses. The remaining 6,449 kWh is what a separate freezer is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
By provider
On each New York provider's cheapest plan: City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company), $18.30; Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, $27.89; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, $37.32; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., $40.77; Long Island Power Authority, $64.70; New York State Elec & Gas Corp, $81.60.
New York State Elec & Gas Corp charges $63.30 a year more than City of Plattsburgh, New York (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 467 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a separate freezer
A household in the lighter quarter runs a separate freezer for 289 kWh a year and pays $11.33 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 562 kWh and pays $21.94 — $10.61 more for a separate freezer on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for New York, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 83 New York tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 44.6995, -73.4529.