A:Answer Thank you for your reply. I'm not so concerned abut the STEADY running current which your averaging approach would indicate. Since I'm buying an emergency generator exclusively for the freezer, for economy sake I'll not have the ample spare capacity as your 9000-watt generator, and have to consider the peak surge current. Somehow, Whirlpool is very shy about revealing the information. The best I've seen is from an equivalent GE freezer. There they mentioned a steady state current of 5 amperes and a surge of 3X or 15 amperes. I know it is not fair to stick you with my question when Whirlpool is not forthcoming with such engineering data. Sorry.