Galanz GLR76TBEER Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz GLR76TBEER costs to run
At 347 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLR76TBEER'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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.1% less, ranking 2,405 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 $7/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 GLR76TBEER: Galanz GLR76MS1E02 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr), then Galanz GLR76TWEER ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 87 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 GLR76TBEER costs roughly $848 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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
A refrigerator like the Galanz GLR76TBEER is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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.