What the Galanz JR31T**E10 costs to run
The Galanz JR31T**E10 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Galanz JR31T**E10 against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,969 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz VSR27MS1E01 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Galanz JR31T**E10. Galanz GLR31TRDER ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Galanz makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 58 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 JR31T**E10 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 JR31T**E10 that long and it costs about $782 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Galanz JR31T**E10 is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Galanz JR31T**E10 already costs $60/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 1,969 of 4,704, the Galanz JR31T**E10 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.