LG LF32BSH42 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF32BSH42: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LF32BSH42 at 682 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $128 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 76.7% above it, ranking 4,408 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $56/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG LF32BSH42: Smeg FTU171X7 ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr), then LG LF32BSH54 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 72 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LF32BSH42 costs roughly $1,667 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LF32BSH42 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 $128/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG LF32BSH42 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 682 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.