Running cost for the Galanz GLF70*E*
At 226 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLF70*E*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GLF70*E* against the category
That's 43.6% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 67 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BANGSON US-BSR-0176 ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GLF70*E*. Midea MRC07M8A** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Galanz lineup
Galanz makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GLF50*E* at $37/yr, and its priciest, the GLF11UWEA16 at $67/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 Galanz GLF70*E* is already efficient for its category at $42/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
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GLF70*E*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.