BANGSON US-BSR-0176-2 Running Cost (Freezer)
What the BANGSON US-BSR-0176-2 costs to run
At 231 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-0176-2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $43 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-0176-2 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 42.4% less, ranking 70 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BANGSON US-BSR-0176-2 on that list: BANGSON US-BSR-0176-1 ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BANGSON US-BSR-0176A ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified freezers go, $43/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
Whether or not the BANGSON US-BSR-0176-2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 70 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. The 231 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.