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Ice Maker Energy Cost Calculator

What does ice actually cost per year?

Estimate yearly electricity cost for built-in, standalone, or commercial ice makers. Uses ENERGY STAR-style kWh-per-pound rates and the US average residential electricity price.

⏱ ~15 secEIA residential rate · 365-day modelEnergy & Costs
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0.12
kWh / lb built-in
Average
+25%
Clear ice premium
Energy
$0.13
Per kWh
EIA average
$0.30
Bagged ice retail
Per lb
STEP 01

Type, output,
ice form.

Commercial machines are most efficient per pound; clear ice is the most expensive to produce.

lbs/day
Clear ice runs multiple slow freeze cycles.
Updates live as you type
Annual electricity cost
$284.7/yr
vs. $547.5 buying bagged ice — saves $262.80/yr
$ / lb
$0.016
Monthly
$23.4
kWh / yr
2190
Under the hood

EIA average. Real kWh per pound.

kWh-per-pound rates approximate ENERGY STAR baseline values for residential and commercial ice makers. Cost uses the EIA US residential average of $0.13/kWh.

  1. 01

    Energy per pound

    Built-in 0.12 kWh/lb · standalone 0.15 · commercial 0.10. Nugget +15%, clear +25%.

  2. 02

    Annual kWh

    Daily lbs × kWh/lb × 365 days. Multiply by $0.13 to get annual cost.

  3. 03

    Bagged-ice comparison

    Bagged ice averages $0.30/lb retail. We multiply your daily lbs × 365 × $0.03 wholesale baseline to compare.

Questions

Frequently asked

Built-in fridge ice makers use about 0.12 kWh per pound of ice. Standalone countertop units use ~0.15 kWh/lb, and commercial ice machines run ~0.10 kWh/lb thanks to scale efficiency.
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