LG LRDNS2200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.