Running cost for the Liebherr SF5291
At 350 kWh/yr, the Liebherr SF5291's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $66 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr SF5291 against the category
That's 12.7% below the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 168 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 $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr SIF5181 ($66/yr, 350 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr SF5291. Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Liebherr makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Liebherr SF5291 is already efficient for its category at $66/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new freezer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$66/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr SF5291; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.