Lynx LN15WINE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Lynx LN15WINE
Brand: Lynx

Lynx LN15WINE: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$39/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Lynx LN15WINE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 209 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.11per day

$3.27per month

209kWh per year, certified

$511over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Lynx LN15WINE against the category

That's 45.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 472 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Marvel MLBV15-IG01A ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Lynx LN15WINE. IGLOO FR283I-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Lynx lineup

Lynx makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LN15REF at $36/yr, and its priciest, the LN24REFC at $73/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Lynx LN15WINE costs roughly $511 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Lynx LN15WINE is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The Lynx LN15WINE already costs $39/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 209 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 472 of 4,704, the Lynx LN15WINE 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.