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 WRT541SZH*0* ($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.