LG LF31WSH63 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF31WSH63: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF31WSH63 at 755 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $142 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 95.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,618 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $69/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LF31T6230 ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LL31H6530 ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 113 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LF31WSH63 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 LF31WSH63 that long and it costs about $1,845 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LF31WSH63 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $142/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 4,618 of 4,704, the LG LF31WSH63 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.