What the BANGSON US-BSR-101-2 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-101-2 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-101-2 against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 612 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-101-3 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BANGSON US-BSR-101-2. BANGSON US-BSR-101-1 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing BANGSON's own models
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 23 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-101-2 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BANGSON US-BSR-101-2 costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The BANGSON US-BSR-101-2 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The BANGSON US-BSR-101-2 already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 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.