Galanz SGR33MR10 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Galanz SGR33MR10: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Galanz SGR33MR10 at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.5% less, ranking 644 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $32/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Galanz SGR33MR10: Galanz GLR33MWEE02 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HBF3200-BLACK ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 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).
Galanz SGR33MR10 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Galanz SGR33MR10 adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Galanz SGR33MR10; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.