LG LCFC26XS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LCFC26XS: running cost
The LG LCFC26XS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 699 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,457 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $59/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE Profile PAE28BYT ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LF24WZP62 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 80 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LCFC26XS that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG LCFC26XS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $131/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $131/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 4,457 of 4,704, the LG LCFC26XS 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 699 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.