What the BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 costs to run
At 206 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-008-2'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-008-2 against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 333 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-008-3 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-008-2. BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the BANGSON lineup
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 adds up to about $503 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 333 of 4,704, the BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.