Running cost for the L2 LRU14F3ASTC
The L2 LRU14F3ASTC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 211 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
L2 LRU14F3ASTC against the category
That's 45.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 499 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
L2 LRU14F3AWWC ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the L2 LRU14F3ASTC. Kenmore KKUF14-W ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the L2 lineup
L2 sells 16 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $100/year under the LRF29D3***, its priciest.
L2 LRU14F3ASTC over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the L2 LRU14F3ASTC adds up to about $516 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The L2 LRU14F3ASTC is already efficient for its category at $40/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
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the L2 LRU14F3ASTC; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 499 of 4,704, the L2 LRU14F3ASTC sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.