LG LF29N8330 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LF29N8330 costs to run
The LG LF29N8330 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 785 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $148 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF29N8330 against the category
That's 103.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,680 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 $75/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LF29S8230 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF29N8330. LG LF29H9730 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 121 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LF29N8330 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 LF29N8330 that long and it costs about $1,919 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LF29N8330 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 $148/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LF29N8330 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 785 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,680 of 4,704, the LG LF29N8330 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.