What the LG LF18CO000V costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF18CO000V at 460 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,281 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 $14/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 LG LF18CO000S ($86/yr, 460 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman FD182-# ($86/yr, 460 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $86/year, the LG LF18CO000V adds up to about $1,124 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG LF18CO000V ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.