GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 at 215 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $40 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 44.3% less, ranking 571 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 GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1: Galanz GLR27E ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), then GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S26LA0-1 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Comparing GENUINE COMFORT's own models
Ranked 3 of GENUINE COMFORT's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GCCF-B16LA0-1 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GCCF-S45LA1-1 ($43/yr, its priciest).
GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 costs roughly $525 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B26LA0-1 already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 571 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.