LG LRMDC2306 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LRMDC2306 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LRMDC2306 at 716 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $135 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LRMDC2306 against the category
That's 85.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,536 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 $62/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LRMVC2306 ($135/yr, 716 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LRMDC2306. Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 102 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 LRMDC2306 that long and it costs about $1,750 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG LRMDC2306 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 $135/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the LG LRMDC2306 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 4,536 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. The 716 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.