Model
Lg LROFC0605*
Rank #118 means 117 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 19th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 19% of those models.
What does the Lg LROFC0605* cost to run per year?
Rank #118 of 622 puts the Lg LROFC0605* among the cheapest freezer models we track to keep running, at roughly $53 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $58/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 19% of freezer models we track, a clearly below-average result. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 5.8 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Magic Chef HMUF6WE at $52/yr runs a little cheaper and the Criterion 453-6055 at $54/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Lg LROFC0605*'s $53/yr adds up to roughly $742 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Lg LROFC0605* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $53/yr, here is what the Lg LROFC0605* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg LROFC0605* costs about $530. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $580 over the same ten years.
How the Lg LROFC0605* compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $53/yr, it runs about $22 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $28 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $58/yr, the Lg LROFC0605* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 5.8 cu ft, the Lg LROFC0605* is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, and smaller freezer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Lg LROFC0605* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $53/yr running cost puts it at rank #118 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Lg LROFC0605* cost per month?
About $4.38 a month, which is the $53 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 283 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $53 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg LROFC0605* for its size?
19th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Magic Chef HMUF6WE5.8 cu ft | $52 |
| 116 | Koolatron KTUF59-W-H5.9 cu ft | $52 |
| 115 | Danby DUFM060B1WDB5.9 cu ft | $52 |
| 114 | Vissani VSD57UPW5.7 cu ft | $52 |
| 113 | Tcl TRU06M3AW5.7 cu ft | $52 |
Source
ES_1118034_LROFC0605*_09142020032818_80056159View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and LROFC0605* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.