What the Galanz GLF11U**G16 costs to run
The Galanz GLF11U**G16 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 354 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $67 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.7% less, ranking 182 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $9/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Galanz GLF11U**G16: Galanz GLF11U**A16 ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr), then Galanz GLF11URDG16 ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr).
Within the Galanz lineup
Ranked 7 of Galanz's 10 certified freezers, this sits between the GLF50*E* ($37/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GLF11UWEA16 ($67/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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $67/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 Galanz GLF11U**G16 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 354 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.