LG LF27D6200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LF27D6200
The LG LF27D6200 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 632 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 63.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,214 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $46/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LF27BCH54 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LLFGC2706 ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 53 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LF27D6200 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LF27D6200 that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$119/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LF27D6200; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,214 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 632 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.