Galanz JR31TE10 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Galanz JR31TE10 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz JR31TE10 at 320 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $60 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 JR31TE10 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 1,969 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Galanz JR31TE10 on that list: Galanz GLR31TRDER ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Galanz VSR27MS1E01 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Galanz's own models
Ranked 58 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Galanz JR31TE10 that long and it costs about $782 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/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
The Galanz JR31TE10 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.
How this was checked
At rank 1,969 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.