Model
Galanz GLF11U**A16
Rank #175 means 174 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 41st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 41% of those models.
What does the Galanz GLF11U**A16 cost to run per year?
At about $66 a year, the Galanz GLF11U**A16 undercuts most freezer models we track on running cost, rank #175 of 622. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $73/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 41% of freezer models we track, right in the class's middle band. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 11 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 Galanz BD-305WE-B-A-62H at $66/yr runs a little cheaper and the Galanz GLF11U**G16 at $66/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 GLF11U**A16's $66/yr adds up to roughly $924 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Galanz GLF11U**G16.
By the numbers
The Galanz GLF11U**A16 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 $66/yr, here is what the Galanz GLF11U**A16 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 GLF11U**A16 costs about $660. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $730 over the same ten years.
How the Galanz GLF11U**A16 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $66/yr, it runs about $9 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $41 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $73/yr, the Galanz GLF11U**A16 uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 11 cu ft, the Galanz GLF11U**A16 is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- 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 GLF11U**A16 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $66/yr running cost puts it at rank #175 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Galanz GLF11U**A16 cost per month?
About $5.48 a month, which is the $66 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: 354 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $66 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Galanz GLF11U**A16 for its size?
41st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1108549_GLF11U**A16_09302020052229_80056439View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Galanz and GLF11U**A16 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.