Model
Bangson US-BSR-0196-2
Rank #68 means 67 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 4th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 4% of those models.
What does the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 cost to run per year?
The Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 runs for about $43 a year, landing it near the bottom of the cost table at rank #68 of 622 freezer models we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $48/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 4 means its running cost, whatever it is, owes almost nothing to efficiency and almost everything to capacity. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 2.1 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 Bangson US-BSR-0196-1 at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bangson US-BSR-0196A at $43/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 Bangson US-BSR-0196-2's $43/yr adds up to roughly $602 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bangson US-BSR-0176.
By the numbers
The Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 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 $43/yr, here is what the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 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-0196-2 costs about $430. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $480 over the same ten years.
How the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $32 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $18 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $48/yr, the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 2.1 cu ft, the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 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 Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #68 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 cost per month?
About $3.57 a month, which is the $43 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: 231 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bangson US-BSR-0196-2 for its size?
4th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Bangson US-BSR-0196-12.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 72 | Bangson US-BSR-01962.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 71 | Bangson US-BSR-0176A2.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 70 | Bangson US-BSR-0176-22.1 cu ft | $43 |
| 69 | Bangson US-BSR-0176-12.1 cu ft | $43 |
Source
ES_1149340_US-BSR-0196-2_04222025123344_8695380View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bangson and US-BSR-0196-2 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.