Liebherr FDBI36S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Liebherr FDBI36S costs to run
The Liebherr FDBI36S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 488 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $92 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr FDBI36S against the category
That's 26.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,466 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 $19/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr FDE36S ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr FDBI36S. Liebherr FDBHI36S ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 46 of 75 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UW3710 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the FDBHC36S at $117/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr FDBI36S costs roughly $1,193 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Liebherr FDBI36S 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 $92/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$92/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr FDBI36S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 488 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.