BANGSON US-BSR-008A Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: BANGSON US-BSR-008A
Brand: BANGSON

Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-008A

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$39/year at the national-average rate

At 206 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-008A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.11per day

$3.23per month

206kWh per year, certified

$503over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

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

BANGSON US-BSR-008A against the category

That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 335 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-009 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-008A. BANGSON US-BSR-008-3 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the BANGSON lineup

BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 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-008A over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BANGSON US-BSR-008A costs roughly $503 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The BANGSON US-BSR-008A 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

Ranked 335 of 4,704, the BANGSON US-BSR-008A 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. The 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.