LG LF29S8230 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF29S8230: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF29S8230 at 785 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $148 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF29S8230 against the category
That's 103.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,681 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 LF29S8250 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF29S8230. LG LF29N8330 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 122 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $148/year, the LG LF29S8230 adds up to about $1,919 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $148/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG LF29S8230 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The LG LF29S8230 already costs $148/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.