Galanz GLR27E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLR27E costs to run
At 215 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR27E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GLR27E against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 570 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GLR27E. FRIGIDAIRE;RCA;Hamilton Beach;MONTGOMERY WARD;Arctic Chef EFR323-C ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Galanz lineup
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 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 GLR27E 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 GLR27E that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Galanz GLR27E is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GLR27E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.