LG LF26WCH5H Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LF26WCH5H costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF26WCH5H at 699 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF26WCH5H against the category
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,463 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 $59/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LF26WCH62 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF26WCH5H. LG LF26C6360 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 86 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 LF26WCH5H that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LF26WCH5H 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 $131/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LF26WCH5H 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 699 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,463 of 4,704, the LG LF26WCH5H 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.