What the Liebherr MF1851 costs to run
At 412 kWh/yr, the Liebherr MF1851's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $77 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr MF1851 against the category
That's 2.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 330 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fisher & Paykel RS18F ($78/yr, 415 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr MF1851. Hisense FU06N3ASE ($77/yr, 408 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Liebherr lineup
Liebherr makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 6 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UF3651 at $29/yr, and its priciest, the MF 3661 at $101/yr.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr MF1851 is already efficient for its category at $77/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $77/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 330 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 412 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.