What the BANGSON US-BSR-301-2 costs to run
At 326 kWh/yr, the BANGSON US-BSR-301-2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 2,078 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 BANGSON US-BSR-301-1 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BANGSON US-BSR-301-3 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr).
Within the BANGSON lineup
BANGSON makes 53 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 43 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BANGSON US-BSR-301-2 that long and it costs about $797 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The BANGSON US-BSR-301-2 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$61/year to run is the predictable cost of the BANGSON US-BSR-301-2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 326 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,078 of 4,704, the BANGSON US-BSR-301-2 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.