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.