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.