What the LG LLFGC2706* costs to run
At 632 kWh/yr, the LG LLFGC2706*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LLFGC2706* against the category
That's 63.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,215 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 $46/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LRFGC2706* ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LLFGC2706*. LG LF27D6200* ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 54 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000* at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006* at $150/yr.
LG LLFGC2706* 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 LLFGC2706* that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $119/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 LLFGC2706* or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LLFGC2706* 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
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. The 632 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.