LG LMWS29626*: running cost
At 652 kWh/yr, the LG LMWS29626*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $123 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 68.9% above it, ranking 4,294 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 $50/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 LMWS29626*: Frigidaire GRFN2853A* ($123/yr, 652 kWh/yr), then GE GNE29GMK**** ($123/yr, 653 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 64 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000* ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006* ($150/yr, its priciest).
LG LMWS29626* over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $123/year, the LG LMWS29626* adds up to about $1,593 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $123/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The LG LMWS29626* already costs $123/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 652 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.