Galanz GL27S5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Galanz GL27S5
At 214 kWh/yr, the Galanz GL27S5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $40 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 44.6% less, ranking 533 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 $32/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 GL27S5: Galanz GL27BK ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr), then ICEBOX IBCR25BLS ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 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 GL27S5 costs roughly $523 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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
Whether or not the Galanz GL27S5 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 533 of 4,704, the Galanz GL27S5 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 214 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.