Liebherr MF2451 Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Liebherr MF2451
At 438 kWh/yr, the Liebherr MF2451's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $82 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.2% above it, ranking 409 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $7/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Liebherr MF2451: L2 LRU17B6A ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr), then Midea MRU17F5A ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Within the Liebherr lineup
Ranked 8 of Liebherr's 11 certified freezers, this sits between the UF3651 ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MF 3661 ($101/yr, its priciest).
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.
Weighing a replacement
The Liebherr MF2451 runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Liebherr MF2451 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 409 of 658, the Liebherr MF2451 sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.