Running cost for the Galanz GLR46BRDR12
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GLR46BRDR12 at 330 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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 14.5% less, ranking 2,161 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 $11/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 GLR46BRDR12: Galanz GLR46B**E04 ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr), then Jenn-Air ALOVE30RRC0* ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 72 of Galanz's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BC-47F-F-62H ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GLR18TM**EM03 ($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 GLR46BRDR12 costs roughly $807 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$62/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz GLR46BRDR12; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,161 of 4,704, the Galanz GLR46BRDR12 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 330 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.