LG LY24Z6231 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the LG LY24Z6231
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG LY24Z6231 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.
LG LY24Z6231 against the category
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,471 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 $59/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623D ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG LY24Z6231. LG LRYXC2606 ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 132 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 94 of 132 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LK14S8000 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the LRMXS3006 at $150/yr.
LG LY24Z6231 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $131/year, the LG LY24Z6231 adds up to about $1,708 in electricity over that span.
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
The LG LY24Z6231 already costs $131/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 699 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.