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Running cost for the Galanz GLR76TWEER

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$65/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz GLR76TWEER at 347 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.18per day
$5.44per month
347kWh per year, certified
$848over a 13-yr lifespan

The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 10.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,406 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 Galanz GLR76TBEER ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Galanz GLR76TWMER ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 88 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BC-47F-F-62H at $39/yr, and its priciest, the GLR18TM**EM03 at $102/yr.

Galanz GLR76TWEER 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 GLR76TWEER that long and it costs about $848 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Weighing a replacement

The Galanz GLR76TWEER is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The Galanz GLR76TWEER 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.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,406 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.