Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H at 400 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $75 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.
How the Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.6% above it, ranking 2,957 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H on that list: Blomberg BRFB1052FFBI2 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLR12BE08 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 109 of Galanz's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BC-47F-F-62H ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GLR18TMEM03 ($102/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H costs roughly $978 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $75/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 2,957 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.