LG LLFOC2606 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: LG LLFOC2606
Brand: LG

LG LLFOC2606: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$131/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The LG LLFOC2606 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 699 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.36per day

$10.95per month

699kWh per year, certified

$1,708over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

That $131 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 81.1% above it, ranking 4,465 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 $59/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 LLFOC2606: LG LF26WCH62 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr), then LG LRFOC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Ranked 88 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 LLFOC2606 that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Weighing a replacement

At $131/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 LLFOC2606 or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

If you're keeping it

$131/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LLFOC2606; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Where this number comes from

Ranked 4,465 of 4,704, the LG LLFOC2606 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 699 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.