Running cost for the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E)
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E) at 347 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $65 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 10.1% less, ranking 2,393 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 $7/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 BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E): Galanz BCD-213V-62H-US(E) ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr), then Galanz BCD-213V-C-62H-US(E) ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 75 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E) costs roughly $848 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/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
Whether or not the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E) ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,393 of 4,704, the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E) 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. The 347 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.