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Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-005

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$39/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-005 at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day
$3.23per month
206kWh per year, certified
$503over a 13-yr lifespan

The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

BANGSON US-BSR-005 against the category

That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 324 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $34/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

BANGSON US-BSR-006 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-005. BANGSON US-BSR-004 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing BANGSON's own models

BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 53 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the US-BSR-003 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the US-BSR-309 at $61/yr.

BANGSON US-BSR-005 over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BANGSON US-BSR-005 that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The BANGSON US-BSR-005 is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$39/year to run is the predictable cost of the BANGSON US-BSR-005; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 206 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.