LG LRDCS2603 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LRDCS2603
At 562 kWh/yr, the LG LRDCS2603's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LRDCS2603 against the category
That's 45.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,832 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRFG2011A ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LRDCS2603. LG LB26H2200 ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LRDCS2603 that long and it costs about $1,374 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LRDCS2603 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 $106/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG LRDCS2603 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 562 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,832 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.