Liebherr UF501 Running Cost (Freezer)
Liebherr UF501: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr UF501 at 302 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $57 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
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 24.7% less, ranking 147 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 $19/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 UF501: Frigidaire FFUE0736AW ($56/yr, 300 kWh/yr), then Beko BUFR2715MG ($57/yr, 305 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $57/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$57/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr UF501; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 302 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.