LG LRYXC2606 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the LG LRYXC2606 costs to run
The LG LRYXC2606 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 699 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $131 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 81.1% above it, ranking 4,470 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $59/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG LRYXC2606: LG LRYKC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr), then LG LY24Z6231 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 93 of LG's 132 certified refrigerators, this sits between the LK14S8000 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the LRMXS3006 ($150/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the LG LRYXC2606 that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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.
If you're keeping it
$131/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG LRYXC2606; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,470 of 4,704, the LG LRYXC2606 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.