Galanz GL43S5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GL43S5 costs to run
At 228 kWh/yr, the Galanz GL43S5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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 GL43S5 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 878 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz GL43S5 on that list: Galanz GL43S3 ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B45LA1-1 ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Ranked 25 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 GL43S5 costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
The Galanz GL43S5 already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 878 of 4,704, the Galanz GL43S5 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 228 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.