Galanz GLR12BE08 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Galanz GLR12BE08: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GLR12BE08 at 400 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,958 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $3/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Galanz GLR12BR16 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Comparing Galanz's own models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 110 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BC-47F-F-62H at $39/yr, and its priciest, the GLR18TMEM03 at $102/yr.
Galanz GLR12BE08 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 GLR12BE08 that long and it costs about $978 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Galanz GLR12BE08 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GLR12BE08; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,958 of 4,704, the Galanz GLR12BE08 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 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.