Galanz GLR31TE02 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLR31TE02 costs to run
The Galanz GLR31TE02 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $60 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 GLR31TE02 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 1,964 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz GLR31TE02 on that list: Galanz GL31S5E ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLR31TER ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Galanz lineup
Ranked 53 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Galanz GLR31TE02 costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/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
The Galanz GLR31TE02 already costs $60/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.