Model
Galanz GL31F**E
Rank #76 means 75 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 10th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 10% of those models.
What does the Galanz GL31F**E cost to run per year?
The Galanz GL31F**E runs for about $45 a year, landing it near the bottom of the cost table at rank #76 of 622 freezer models we track. It uses 12% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $50/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 10% of freezer models we track, a clearly below-average result. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 3 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW at $45/yr runs a little cheaper and the Koolatron KTUF88 at $45/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Galanz GL31F**E's $45/yr adds up to roughly $630 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic King ARU030S1ARSS.
By the numbers
The Galanz GL31F**E normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $45/yr, here is what the Galanz GL31F**E adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Galanz GL31F**E costs about $450. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $500 over the same ten years.
How the Galanz GL31F**E compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $30 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $20 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $50/yr, the Galanz GL31F**E uses 12% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 3 cu ft, the Galanz GL31F**E is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Galanz GL31F**E cheap to run?
Yes. Its $45/yr running cost puts it at rank #76 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Galanz GL31F**E cost per month?
About $3.71 a month, which is the $45 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 240 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $45 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Galanz GL31F**E for its size?
10th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Arctic King ARU030S1ARWW3 cu ft | $45 |
| 76 | Arctic King ARU030S1ARSS3 cu ft | $45 |
| 75 | Bangson US-BSR-0196A2.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 74 | Bangson US-BSR-0196-22.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 73 | Bangson US-BSR-0196-12.1 cu ft | $43 |
Source
ES_1108549_GL31F**E_07022021075342_2720073View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Galanz and GL31F**E are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.