LG LF26WCH62 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LF26WCH62 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF26WCH62 at 699 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $131 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 LF26WCH62 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 81.1% above it, ranking 4,464 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $59/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LF26WCH62 on that list: LG LF26WCH5H ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LLFOC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 87 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 LF26WCH62 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LF26WCH62 costs roughly $1,708 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LF26WCH62 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The LG LF26WCH62 already costs $131/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 699 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.