Running cost for the LG LF29S8330*
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF29S8330* 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 4,683 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 LF29S8330*: LG LF29S8250* ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr), then LG LF29S8365* ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 124 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 LF29S8330* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LF29S8330* costs roughly $1,919 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
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 LF29S8330* or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG LF29S8330* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 785 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.