What the LG LF31T6230* costs to run
The LG LF31T6230* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 755 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $142 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LF31T6230* against the category
That's 95.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,617 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $69/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LF31WSH63* ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF31T6230*. LG LF31S6360* ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 112 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000* at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006* at $150/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $142/year, the LG LF31T6230* adds up to about $1,845 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LF31T6230* runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $142/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$142/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LF31T6230*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,617 of 4,704, the LG LF31T6230* 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 755 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.