Small stand alone deep freeze / always on

AO and fridges/freezers is often fraught because without reliable Sense tracking the AO component of the freezer is going to be unpredictable. Especially if it’s inverter-based like many new fridge/freezers.

A freezer is a prime candidate for an HS110 and that’s going to be your only (currently) reliable way to track it’s usage. In the long term I also see good reason to have a freezer on a smartplug that can alert you (via Sense) if there are issues.

And then there’s the AO philosophy regarding freezers: to me a freezer in particular is a battery of sorts and is never unplugged = (imho) it’s always-Always-On.

Fridge/freezer AO component (should) = annual usage/8,760 = X.

If it’s ON and using 0W the AO should be X.
If it’s ON and using 150W the AO should be X.

Month-to-month and at the end of a year of use you can look at the Energy Star label or mfg info and verify if it’s used more or less than spec. A handy comparison.

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