LG LRFXC2606 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LRFXC2606: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LRFXC2606 at 699 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,467 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 $59/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 LRFOC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LRRXC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 90 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LRFXC2606 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 LRFXC2606 that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $131/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$131/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LRFXC2606; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 699 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,467 of 4,704, the LG LRFXC2606 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.