LG LF26C8210 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF26C8210: running cost
The LG LF26C8210 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 663 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $125 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 LF26C8210 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 71.8% above it, ranking 4,342 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $52/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LF26C8210 on that list: Midea MRF27I6 ($124/yr, 662 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RF90F29AE ($125/yr, 663 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 66 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
LG LF26C8210 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LF26C8210 costs roughly $1,620 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LF26C8210 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 $125/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the LG LF26C8210 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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. The 663 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.