Running cost for the LG LRDNS2200*
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LRDNS2200* at 505 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $95 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LRDNS2200* against the category
That's 30.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,523 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 $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LRDNS2200*. FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI ($95/yr, 505 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 30 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000* at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006* at $150/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LRDNS2200* costs roughly $1,234 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LRDNS2200* 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 $95/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG LRDNS2200* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,523 of 4,704, the LG LRDNS2200* 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.