LG LK12S6000 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LK12S6000
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LK12S6000 at 330 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LK12S6000 against the category
That's 14.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,165 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LK12S6000. JennAir JBRFS30RX ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LK12S6000 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 LK12S6000 that long and it costs about $807 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG LK12S6000 is already efficient for its category at $62/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LK12S6000 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.