Lynx LN24REF Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Lynx LN24REF
Brand: Lynx

Lynx LN24REF: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$41/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Lynx LN24REF at 219 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day

$3.43per month

219kWh per year, certified

$535over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Lynx LN24REF against the category

That's 43.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 699 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Magic Chef HMR330BE ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Lynx LN24REF. GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S32LA0-1 ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Lynx makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LN15REF at $36/yr, and its priciest, the LN24REFC at $73/yr.

Lynx LN24REF over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Lynx LN24REF costs roughly $535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Lynx LN24REF is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Lynx LN24REF 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. Ranked 699 of 4,704, the Lynx LN24REF 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.