GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1
The GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 208 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 412 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $33/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Galanz GLR17MR09 ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S16LA0-1 ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Within the GENUINE COMFORT lineup
GENUINE COMFORT sells 10 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $4/year under the GCCF-S45LA1-1, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1 adds up to about $508 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1 is already efficient for its category at $39/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 GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B16LA0-1 already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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 208 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.