LG LT18S1200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
LG LT18S1200: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LT18S1200 at 440 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG LT18S1200 against the category
That's 14% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,122 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti FFFDD18L3S ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LT18S1200. Galanz GLR16FE16 ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 22 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LT18S1200 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the LG LT18S1200 adds up to about $1,075 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG LT18S1200 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 $83/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The LG LT18S1200 already costs $83/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 440 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,122 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.