Running cost for the Galanz GLRF75TM**ER2
The Galanz GLRF75TM**ER2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 347 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 GLRF75TM**ER2 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.1% less, ranking 2,409 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 GLRF75TM**ER2 on that list: Galanz GLRF75TM**E2 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz GLRF75TMBEER2 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 91 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 GLRF75TM**ER2 that long and it costs about $848 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/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
Whether or not the Galanz GLRF75TM**ER2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.