BANGSON US-BSR-102A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the BANGSON US-BSR-102A costs to run
At 218 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-102A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $41 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.5% less, ranking 617 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $32/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the BANGSON US-BSR-102A: BANGSON US-BSR-102-2 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), then BANGSON US-BSR-103 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Within the BANGSON lineup
Ranked 28 of BANGSON's 53 certified refrigerators, this sits between the US-BSR-003 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the US-BSR-309 ($61/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BANGSON US-BSR-102A costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the BANGSON US-BSR-102A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 617 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.