LG LK14S8000 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LK14S8000
At 210 kWh/yr, the LG LK14S8000's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LK14S8000 against the category
That's 45.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 487 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LRONC0605 ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LK14S8000. FRIGIDAIRE;RCA;Ginny's;Arctic Chef EFR285-C ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG sells 132 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $111/year under the LRMXS3006, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LK14S8000 that long and it costs about $513 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LK14S8000 is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $39/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 487 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.