Galanz GLR76MS1E02: running cost
At 347 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR76MS1E02's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $65 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 GLR76MS1E02 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.1% less, ranking 2,404 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz GLR76MS1E02 on that list: Galanz GLR76MBKE02 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLR76TBEER ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Ranked 86 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Galanz GLR76MS1E02 that long and it costs about $848 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Galanz GLR76MS1E02 already costs $65/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 347 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.