Running cost for the Liebherr HW 8000
At 155 kWh/yr, the Liebherr HW 8000's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $29 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 59.8% less, ranking 124 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $43/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Liebherr HW 8000: Insignia NS-BI1ZWCxxxxxx (x = a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, blank) ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr), then Miele KWT 6722 iS ($29/yr, 155 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 of Liebherr's 75 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UW3710 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDBHC36S ($117/yr, its priciest).
Liebherr HW 8000 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr HW 8000 costs roughly $379 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $29/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$29/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr HW 8000; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 124 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.