BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 Running Cost (Freezer)
BANGSON US-BSR-019-3: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 at 216 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 against the category
That's 46.1% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 47 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BANGSON US-BSR-019A ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-019-3. BANGSON US-BSR-019-2 ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing BANGSON's own models
BANGSON makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 9 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the US-BSR-017 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the US-BSR-0196A at $43/yr.
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.
Shopping for a new one
The BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 47 of 658, the BANGSON US-BSR-019-3 sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.