Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2
At 347 kWh/yr, the Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2 against the category
That's 10.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,415 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz GLRF75TMWEER2 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2. Galanz GLRF75TMS1E2 ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 97 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 GLRF75TMWEE2 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 GLRF75TMWEE2 that long and it costs about $848 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2 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 GLRF75TMWEE2 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,415 of 4,704, the Galanz GLRF75TMWEE2 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.