Galanz GLF11URDG16 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLF11URDG16 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GLF11URDG16 at 249 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $47 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 35.5% less, ranking 1,110 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 $26/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 GLF11URDG16: Galanz BD-305WE-B-A1-62H ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), then Galanz GLF11US2A16 ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Within the Galanz lineup
Ranked 28 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).
Galanz GLF11URDG16 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 GLF11URDG16 that long and it costs about $609 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,110 of 4,704, the Galanz GLF11URDG16 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.