LG LRBCC1204 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LRBCC1204 costs to run
At 486 kWh/yr, the LG LRBCC1204's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $91 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LRBCC1204 against the category
That's 25.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,456 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 $19/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GNE21DYR ($92/yr, 487 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LRBCC1204. Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 ($91/yr, 483 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LRBCC1204 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 LRBCC1204 that long and it costs about $1,188 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LRBCC1204 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $91/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LRBCC1204 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 486 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,456 of 4,704, the LG LRBCC1204 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.