LG LF25NZH22 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF25NZH22: running cost
The LG LF25NZH22 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 632 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF25NZH22 against the category
That's 63.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,211 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $46/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LF25Z6211 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF25NZH22. LG LF25BZH42 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 50 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 LF25NZH22 that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $119/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG LF25NZH22 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $119/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,211 of 4,704, the LG LF25NZH22 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 632 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.