LG LB12S2000 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.