Galanz GLF11US2A16 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Galanz GLF11US2A16
The Galanz GLF11US2A16 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.
How the Galanz GLF11US2A16 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.7% less, ranking 184 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz GLF11US2A16 on that list: Galanz GLF11URDG16 ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLF11UWEA16 ($67/yr, 354 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 of Galanz's 10 certified freezers, this sits between the GLF50E ($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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $67/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GLF11US2A16; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 184 of 658, the Galanz GLF11US2A16 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.