BANGSON US-BSR-100 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
BANGSON US-BSR-100: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-100 at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BANGSON US-BSR-100 against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 605 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BANGSON US-BSR-100-1 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-100. VIKING VDUI5241DSS ($41/yr, 217 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the BANGSON lineup
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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 $41/year, the BANGSON US-BSR-100 adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The BANGSON US-BSR-100 is already efficient for its category at $41/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
A refrigerator like the BANGSON US-BSR-100 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 605 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.