Freezer running cost in California vs Florida vs Texas: what 10 years of a 432 kWh-a-year freezer costs
Florida has the lowest projected 10-year running cost for a 432 kWh-a-year freezer: $1,375 ($50 below the next-cheapest state). California: $2,462; Florida: $1,375; Texas: $1,425. These are projected totals in US dollars for electricity, upkeep and expected repairs at each state's latest residential electricity price, not a utility bill.
The same assumptions in every column
In this comparison of California, Florida, and Texas (projected totals in US dollars), every column uses a 432 kWh-a-year freezer, a new appliance, 10 years and a purchase price of zero. Only the state changes, and with it the residential electricity price. Each column is its own call to the same API with the same inputs. The calculation table reports the exact dollar figures the API returned, with the low and high end of the range for each state.
What the projection leaves out
For California, Florida, and Texas, the projected totals in US dollars leave out the purchase price, your utility's rate plan and your own usage. The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions. Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs. Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
Try your own numbers
Open the Celvanto calculator. The totals in US dollars for California, Florida, and Texas come from this page's comparison. The calculator link carries this page for attribution; the form does not apply the comparison automatically. Enter your own appliance, its age and price, and your state there to see its lifecycle cost with a confidence range.
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Calculation provenance
Electricity price: the latest EIA residential price for California, 0.3361 dollars per kWh (2026-07). Growth: the BLS CPI-U electricity index (series CUUR0000SEHF01), 4.40 percent a year. Sample size UNAVAILABLE: the electricity price is a state average and the price index a national series, so neither has a sample size to report. Inspect the API. Response hashes and retrieval times are retained separately in the calculation record.
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Calculation data
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| type | freezer |
| annual Energy Consumption | 432 |
| years | 10 |
| Measure | California | Florida | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projected 10-year running cost of a 432 kWh-a-year freezer (USD) | 2,462.19 | 1,375.35 | 1,425.07 |
| Cost at the 5th percentile of simulated ownership paths (USD) | 2,023.00 | 1,088.00 | 1,132.00 |
| Cost at the 95th percentile of simulated ownership paths (USD) | 2,983.00 | 1,835.00 | 1,876.00 |
| Residential electricity price in California (USD per kWh) | 0.3361 | 0.1503 | 0.1588 |
| Distance from winning value (USD) | 1,086.84 | 0.00 | 49.72 |
| Decision | Alternative value | Winning value | Alternative value |
Winner: Florida. Objective: minimize. Margin to next option: 49.72 USD. Assumption: Lowest projected running cost of the stated appliance over the stated years only. Where you live is not a choice this compares: it shows how much of the cost is the local electricity price. Your own appliance, usage and utility rate plan will move the numbers.
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Source and assumptions
- Electricity price: the latest EIA residential price for California, 0.3361 dollars per kWh (2026-07). Growth: the BLS CPI-U electricity index (series CUUR0000SEHF01), 4.40 percent a year.
- The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions.
- Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs.
- Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
California. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-15T20:33:06.617Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
55c989723ca1496bc94c5b1996061f1a97f9b9882bc71f1ada61a6cf29753963Florida. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-15T20:33:06.899Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
a8b86870e1be7c9d8b34a9dcad5c5ecb9fd14daa0a28bcbcca8e1ee18bf5dca9Texas. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-15T20:33:07.146Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
c98a27a24560a5665066a71b9b6cf62afd44d475dbc53a764d26a42c00c37f64Questions about this comparison
Where does it cost the least to run a freezer: California, Florida, and Texas?
Florida has the lowest projected 10-year running cost for a 432 kWh-a-year freezer: $1,375 ($50 below the next-cheapest state). California: $2,462; Florida: $1,375; Texas: $1,425. These are projected totals in US dollars for electricity, upkeep and expected repairs at each state's latest residential electricity price, not a utility bill.
What is held constant in this comparison?
In this comparison of California, Florida, and Texas (projected totals in US dollars), every column uses a 432 kWh-a-year freezer, a new appliance, 10 years and a purchase price of zero. Only the state changes, and with it the residential electricity price. Each column is its own call to the same API with the same inputs.
What do these projections leave out?
For California, Florida, and Texas, the projected totals in US dollars leave out the purchase price, your utility's rate plan and your own usage. The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions. Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs. Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
How can I try my own numbers?
The totals in US dollars for California, Florida, and Texas come from this page's comparison. The calculator link carries this page for attribution; the form does not apply the comparison automatically. Enter your own appliance, its age and price, and your state there to see its lifecycle cost with a confidence range.