Model
Bangson US-BSR-301-2
Rank #452 means 451 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 12th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 12% of those models.
What does the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 cost to run per year?
The Bangson US-BSR-301-2 costs about $61 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #452 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $68/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 12% of refrigerator models we track, a clearly below-average result. Its listing marks it counter-depth, meaning it sits nearly flush with surrounding cabinets rather than protruding a few extra inches like a standard-depth model; that shallower body usually means less interior volume for the same footprint.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Bangson US-BSR-300-2 at $61/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bangson US-BSR-303 at $61/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Bangson US-BSR-301-2's $61/yr adds up to roughly $732 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bangson US-BSR-303.
By the numbers
The Bangson US-BSR-301-2 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 $61/yr, here is what the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 costs about $610. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $680 over the same ten years.
How the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $61/yr, it runs about $3 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $53 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $68/yr, the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $61/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #452 of 1,000, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 cost per month?
About $5.04 a month, which is the $61 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: 326 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $61 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bangson US-BSR-301-2 for its size?
12th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 450 | Bangson US-BSR-300-24 cu ft | $61 |
| 449 | Whirlpool WHR46TS2E4.6 cu ft | $60 |
| 448 | Whirlpool WH46TS1E4.6 cu ft | $60 |
| 447 | Kucht KR300TR16.7 cu ft | $60 |
| 446 | Ikea HS-147RN(NA) LAGAN4 cu ft | $60 |
Source
ES_1149340_US-BSR-301-2_08152023102823_9271244View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bangson and US-BSR-301-2 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.