LG LBNC12231 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LBNC12231: running cost
At 402 kWh/yr, the LG LBNC12231's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $76 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 LBNC12231 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 4.1% above it, ranking 2,972 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LBNC12231 on that list: Frigidaire FRTE2246AW ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GLE12HSP ($76/yr, 405 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LBNC12231 costs roughly $982 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $76/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
The LG LBNC12231 already costs $76/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,972 of 4,704, the LG LBNC12231 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. The 402 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.