LG LF29H9730 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LF29H9730
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF29H9730 at 785 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $148 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 103.4% above it, ranking 4,679 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $75/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG LF29H9730: LG LF29H8330 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr), then LG LF29N8330 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 120 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
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 LF29H9730 that long and it costs about $1,919 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $148/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.
If you're keeping it
At $148/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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 785 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.