BANGSON US-BSR-301-1: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the BANGSON US-BSR-301-1 at 326 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $61 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 15.5% less, ranking 2,077 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 $11/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-301-1: BANGSON US-BSR-301 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr), then BANGSON US-BSR-301-2 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr).
Comparing BANGSON's own models
Ranked 42 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).
BANGSON US-BSR-301-1 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BANGSON US-BSR-301-1 costs roughly $797 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $61/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
The BANGSON US-BSR-301-1 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.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,077 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.