Cost to run · Hawaii · 46.6¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Hawaii?

$195/yr · median certified model

Hawaii is the extreme case for U.S. electricity costs: 46.6¢/kWh, roughly 2.5× the national average. The median certified freezer costs about $195 a year here — the same appliance would cost $79 at national-average rates. In this rate environment, the gap between an efficient and an inefficient freezer is often larger than the appliance's purchase-price difference over its lifetime.

Hawaii sits at rank 51 of 51 — near the very top of the cost table for a freezer. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Hawaii rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $64 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $303 — a spread of $239 every year. For reference, the national extremes are North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $52 and $195 a year there.