Model
Bangson US-BSR-007-1
Rank #69 means 68 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 3rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 3% of those models.
What does the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 cost to run per year?
The Bangson US-BSR-007-1 runs for about $38 a year, landing it near the bottom of the cost table at rank #69 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $43/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 3 means its running cost, whatever it is, owes almost nothing to efficiency and almost everything to capacity. It is a counter-depth model, built shallower to sit flush with kitchen cabinets, a design choice that typically trades away some interior volume (and so some running-cost headroom) for the built-in look.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Bangson US-BSR-004 at $38/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bangson US-BSR-008-1 at $38/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-007-1's $38/yr adds up to roughly $456 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bangson US-BSR-004.
By the numbers
The Bangson US-BSR-007-1 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 $38/yr, here is what the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 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-007-1 costs about $380. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $430 over the same ten years.
How the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $38/yr, it runs about $26 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $43/yr, the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 1.6 cu ft, the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 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-007-1 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $38/yr running cost puts it at rank #69 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 cost per month?
About $3.19 a month, which is the $38 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: 206 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $38 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bangson US-BSR-007-1 for its size?
3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Bangson US-BSR-0041.6 cu ft | $38 |
| 68 | Liebherr UPR5134.4 cu ft | $38 |
| 67 | Thomson TFR441-B-BLACK4.6 cu ft | $38 |
| 66 | Frigidaire EFR1821.7 cu ft | $37 |
| 65 | Upstreman;Frestec;Nooody FR161.6 cu ft | $37 |
Source
ES_1149340_US-BSR-007-1_08142023111631_7595458View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bangson and US-BSR-007-1 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.