Liebherr C5250 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Liebherr C5250
Brand: Liebherr

Liebherr C5250: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$54/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr C5250 at 288 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.15per day

$4.51per month

288kWh per year, certified

$704over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Liebherr C5250 against the category

That's 25.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,636 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $18/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Bosch B30IR900SP ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr C5250. FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 of 75 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UW3710 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the FDBHC36S at $117/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr C5250 that long and it costs about $704 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The Liebherr C5250 is already efficient for its category at $54/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$54/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr C5250; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 288 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.