Liebherr HCB 1591G Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Liebherr HCB 1591G costs to run
At 530 kWh/yr, the Liebherr HCB 1591G's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 37.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,602 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 $27/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 Liebherr HCB 1590G ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele KFN 9859 iDE li ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr).
Within the Liebherr lineup
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 57 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr HCB 1591G costs roughly $1,295 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr HCB 1591G 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.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Liebherr HCB 1591G ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,602 of 4,704, the Liebherr HCB 1591G sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.