Liebherr HC 1581G: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr HC 1581G at 530 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $100 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.
How the Liebherr HC 1581G compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 37.3% above it, ranking 3,600 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Liebherr HC 1581G on that list: Liebherr HC 1580G ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Liebherr HCB 1590G ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Liebherr lineup
Ranked 55 of Liebherr's 75 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UW3710 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDBHC36S ($117/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr HC 1581G costs roughly $1,295 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr HC 1581G 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 $100/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Liebherr HC 1581G ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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. The 530 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.