Is electricity expensive in Minnesota?

Minnesota's residential average of 17.5¢/kWh is 4% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 32 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest freezer to run in Minnesota?

Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $24 a year at Minnesota rates (137 kWh/yr).

How does Minnesota compare with other states?

The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Minnesota sits at $73.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Minnesota · 17.5¢/kWh residential average

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

$73/yr · median certified model

Minnesota's residential rate of 17.5¢/kWh tracks the national average (18.3¢) closely, so national cost figures translate almost directly: a median certified freezer runs about $73 a year here.

In the national ranking, Minnesota lands at 32 of 51 for what a freezer costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Minnesota rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $24 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $114 — a spread of $90 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $55 and $220 a year there.

Minnesota

$73

US average

$77

Nevada

$55

Hawaii

$220

Median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest freezers to run at Minnesota rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 17.5¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in MN
1	Avanti CF24Q0Wmost efficient	137	$24
2	Liebherr UF3651most efficient	155	$27
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	172	$30
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	173	$30
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	174	$30
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C	174	$30
7	Midea MRC04M3C	174	$30
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	195	$34
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	195	$34
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	196	$34

Price any model at Minnesota rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 20¢
Per month: $6.10
Per year: $73

418 kWh/yr × 17.5¢/kWh = $73/yr

Prefilled with the median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Minnesota?: About $73 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified freezer, at Minnesota's average residential rate of 17.5¢/kWh — that's $6.10 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Minnesota?: Minnesota's residential average of 17.5¢/kWh is 4% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 32 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest freezer to run in Minnesota?: Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $24 a year at Minnesota rates (137 kWh/yr).
How does Minnesota compare with other states?: The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Minnesota sits at $73.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.