Galanz GLR74BE04 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Galanz GLR74BE04
At 350 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR74BE04's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $66 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,434 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is XTRA XET16R ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Galanz GLR74BR12 ($66/yr, 350 kWh/yr).
Comparing Galanz's own models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 106 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 GLR74BE04 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 GLR74BE04 that long and it costs about $855 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Galanz GLR74BE04 is already efficient for its category at $66/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 GLR74BE04 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 350 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,434 of 4,704, the Galanz GLR74BE04 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.