Galanz GLR31TBEER Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLR31TBEER costs to run
The Galanz GLR31TBEER is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GLR31TBEER against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,966 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz GLR31TBKER ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GLR31TBEER. Galanz GLR31TER ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 55 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Galanz GLR31TBEER that long and it costs about $782 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Galanz GLR31TBEER is already efficient for its category at $60/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
Whether or not the Galanz GLR31TBEER 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 320 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,966 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.