LG LF29S8365 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF29S8365: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF29S8365 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.
How the LG LF29S8365 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 103.4% above it, ranking 4,684 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $75/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LF29S8365 on that list: LG LF29S8330 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LF29S9730 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 125 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 LF29S8365 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
$148/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LF29S8365; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 4,684 of 4,704, the LG LF29S8365 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. The 785 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.