Galanz GL17*: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GL17* at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GL17* against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 409 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz GL17BK ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GL17*. Galanz BC-47F-F-62H ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Galanz lineup
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BC-47F-F-62H at $39/yr, and its priciest, the GLR18TM**EM03 at $102/yr.
Galanz GL17* over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Galanz GL17* that long and it costs about $508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Galanz GL17* is already efficient for its category at $39/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
$39/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GL17*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 409 of 4,704, the Galanz GL17* 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.