LG LMXS28626 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LMXS28626 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LMXS28626 at 724 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $136 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 87.6% above it, ranking 4,547 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 $64/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 LMXS28626: GE Profile PVD28BYNB ($136/yr, 722 kWh/yr), then LG LRMXS2806 ($136/yr, 724 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 105 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 LMXS28626 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 LMXS28626 that long and it costs about $1,769 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $136/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The LG LMXS28626 already costs $136/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
At rank 4,547 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. The 724 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.