BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-017-2
The BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 216 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $41 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.1% less, ranking 41 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 on that list: BANGSON US-BSR-017-1 ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BANGSON US-BSR-017-3 ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the BANGSON lineup
Ranked 3 of BANGSON's 18 certified freezers, this sits between the US-BSR-017 ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the US-BSR-0196A ($43/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The BANGSON US-BSR-017-2 already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 41 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.