Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-007-1
At 206 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-007-1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BANGSON US-BSR-007-1 against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 327 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-007-2 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-007-1. BANGSON US-BSR-007 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 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.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BANGSON US-BSR-007-1 that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The BANGSON US-BSR-007-1 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $39/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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.