Galanz GLR25MR10 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLR25MR10 costs to run
At 213 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR25MR10's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $40 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 44.8% less, ranking 512 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 $33/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 GLR25MR10: Emerson CR0026 ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Galanz GLR25MR27 ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 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 GLR25MR10 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 GLR25MR10 that long and it costs about $521 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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
Whether or not the Galanz GLR25MR10 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 213 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 512 of 4,704, the Galanz GLR25MR10 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.