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Running cost for the Galanz BCD-213V-A-62H-US(E)

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$65/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

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.

$0.18per day
$5.44per month
347kWh per year, certified
$848over a 13-yr lifespan

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.