LG LF25Z6211 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LF25Z6211
At 632 kWh/yr, the LG LF25Z6211's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF25Z6211 against the category
That's 63.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,212 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 LF27BCH54 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF25Z6211. LG LF25NZH22 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 51 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 $119/year, the LG LF25Z6211 adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $119/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$119/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LF25Z6211; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,212 of 4,704, the LG LF25Z6211 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.