Galanz BC-127RB-A62H: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz BC-127RB-A62H at 268 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $50 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 30.6% less, ranking 1,388 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 $22/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 Galanz BC-127RB-A62H: DOMETIC EA24D ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), then Galanz GL43R**E ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 35 of Galanz's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BC-47F-F-62H ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GLR18TM**EM03 ($102/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $50/year, the Galanz BC-127RB-A62H adds up to about $655 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/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
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz BC-127RB-A62H; 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. 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.