BANGSON US-BSR-300: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-300 at 326 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,071 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $11/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Zline RBCRV-30 ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BANGSON US-BSR-300-1 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr).
Within the BANGSON lineup
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 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-300 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the BANGSON US-BSR-300 adds up to about $797 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The BANGSON US-BSR-300 is already efficient for its category at $61/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-300 already costs $61/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 2,071 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. The 326 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.