Galanz GLR18FS16 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Galanz GLR18FS16
At 540 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR18FS16's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $102 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 GLR18FS16 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 3,675 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz GLR18FS16 on that list: Galanz BCD-510WTEI(N)-B-62H ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLR18TMEM03 ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 114 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Galanz GLR18FS16 costs roughly $1,320 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Galanz GLR18FS16 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 $102/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $102/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,675 of 4,704, the Galanz GLR18FS16 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 540 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.