LG LF25S6200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LF25S6200
At 608 kWh/yr, the LG LF25S6200's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $114 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 LF25S6200 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 57.5% above it, ranking 4,107 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $42/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LF25S6200 on that list: LG LF25H6200 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Crosley XNE25JGK ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 47 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LF25S6200 that long and it costs about $1,486 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LF25S6200 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 $114/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 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.