Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Ikea LAGAN N 30587626
At 362 kWh/yr, the Ikea LAGAN N 30587626's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,536 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ikea OLOFSFORS 10587608 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ikea LAGAN N 30587626. HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Ikea lineup
Ikea makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HS-65LN(NA) TILLREDA N at $39/yr, and its priciest, the IX7DDEXGZ at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,536 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.