What the Landmark L3024UI2DSS costs to run
At 278 kWh/yr, the Landmark L3024UI2DSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $52 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 28% less, ranking 1,571 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $20/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Landmark L3024UI2DSS: Landmark L3024UI2DPR ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr), then Liebherr IRBP5170 ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Landmark makes, the L3024UI2DSS costs the most to run, $26/year more than Landmark's cheapest, the L3015UI1WSG-LH.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Landmark L3024UI2DSS that long and it costs about $679 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 1,571 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. The 278 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.