LG LRFLS3216 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LRFLS3216: running cost
The LG LRFLS3216 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 682 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $128 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 76.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,411 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $56/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LRFLS3206 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LRFLS3226 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 75 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LRFLS3216 that long and it costs about $1,667 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG LRFLS3216 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 $128/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $128/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,411 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.