Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) costs to run
The Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) is certified by ENERGY STAR at 347 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) against the category
That's 10.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,401 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz BCD-213VQ-C-62H-US(E) ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E). Galanz BCD-213VJ-62H ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 83 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BC-47F-F-62H at $39/yr, and its priciest, the GLR18TMEM03 at $102/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) adds up to about $848 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E) is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz BCD-213VQ-62H-US(E); a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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. The 347 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.