LG LFCS22520 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LFCS22520: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LFCS22520 at 587 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LFCS22520 against the category
That's 52.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,977 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 $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LFDS22520 ($110/yr, 587 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LFCS22520. LG LCFS22EX ($110/yr, 587 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LFCS22520 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 LFCS22520 that long and it costs about $1,435 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $110/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.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LFCS22520 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,977 of 4,704, the LG LFCS22520 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 587 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.