LG LF32S6000 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LF32S6000: running cost
The LG LF32S6000 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $113 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 55.4% above it, ranking 4,083 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 $40/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 LF32S6000: KitchenAid KRSC536R ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), then Samsung RM70F22NE ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 45 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LF32S6000 that long and it costs about $1,466 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $113/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $113/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 4,083 of 4,704, the LG LF32S6000 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 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.