Galanz GLF70E Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Galanz GLF70E
At 226 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLF70E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $42 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 43.6% less, ranking 67 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 $33/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 GLF70E: Midea MRC07M8A ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), then BANGSON US-BSR-0176 ($43/yr, 231 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Galanz GLF70E already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 67 of 658, the Galanz GLF70E 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.