Running cost for the Liebherr FDBC36S
At 620 kWh/yr, the Liebherr FDBC36S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $117 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 60.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,162 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $44/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Samsung RF90F23EE** ($116/yr, 618 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Liebherr FDBHC36S ($117/yr, 620 kWh/yr).
Within the Liebherr lineup
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 74 of 75 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UW3710 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the FDBHC36S at $117/yr.
Liebherr FDBC36S over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr FDBC36S costs roughly $1,515 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Liebherr FDBC36S runs above its category average. If the refrigerator 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 $117/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Liebherr FDBC36S already costs $117/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 620 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.