LG LRMDS3006 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LRMDS3006
At 799 kWh/yr, the LG LRMDS3006's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $150 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LRMDS3006 against the category
That's 107% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,692 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 $78/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LRMVS3006 ($150/yr, 799 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LRMDS3006. Samsung RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, 785 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 130 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG LRMDS3006 costs roughly $1,953 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG LRMDS3006 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 $150/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG LRMDS3006 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. At rank 4,692 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.