LG LB26H2200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LB26H2200 costs to run
At 562 kWh/yr, the LG LB26H2200's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $106 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 45.6% above it, ranking 3,831 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 $33/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 LG LB26H2200: Forno FFRBI1820-36WHT ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr), then LG LRDCS2603 ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 35 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
LG LB26H2200 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $106/year, the LG LB26H2200 adds up to about $1,374 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG LB26H2200 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 562 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.