LG LB12S2000*: running cost
The LG LB12S2000* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 285 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $54 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.
How the LG LB12S2000* compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 26.2% less, ranking 1,616 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LB12S2000* on that list: Zephyr PRKB24C01AS-OD ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani VS170HSUPSS ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000* ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006* ($150/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $54/year, the LG LB12S2000* adds up to about $697 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $54/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG LB12S2000* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 285 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.