LG LF30H8210 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LF30H8210 costs to run
At 709 kWh/yr, the LG LF30H8210's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $133 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 LF30H8210 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 83.7% above it, ranking 4,496 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $61/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG LF30H8210 on that list: LG LFXS26566 ($133/yr, 708 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LF30N8210 ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 97 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 LF30H8210 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 LF30H8210 that long and it costs about $1,733 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $133/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$133/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LF30H8210; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,496 of 4,704, the LG LF30H8210 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.