What the Galanz GLR16F**E16 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GLR16F**E16 at 440 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GLR16F**E16 against the category
That's 14% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,121 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LT18S1200* ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GLR16F**E16. Fisher & Paykel RS2484W***# ($83/yr, 439 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 112 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 GLR16F**E16 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the Galanz GLR16F**E16 adds up to about $1,075 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Galanz GLR16F**E16 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $83/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Galanz GLR16F**E16 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 440 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.