LG LF32BSH54 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: LG LF32BSH54
Brand: LG

What the LG LF32BSH54 costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$128/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 682 kWh/yr, the LG LF32BSH54's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.35per day

$10.68per month

682kWh per year, certified

$1,667over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $128 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

LG LF32BSH54 against the category

That's 76.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,409 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 $56/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

LG LRFLS3206 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LF32BSH54. LG LF32BSH42 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the LG lineup

LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 73 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 $128/year, the LG LF32BSH54 adds up to about $1,667 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

At $128/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG LF32BSH54 or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The LG LF32BSH54 already costs $128/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 682 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,409 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.