Liebherr HWgb 1803 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Liebherr HWgb 1803: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr HWgb 1803 at 105 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $20 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr HWgb 1803 against the category
That's 72.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 31 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 $53/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
DOMETIC C40S1 ($20/yr, 106 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr HWgb 1803. AVALLON AWC15SG2A2A ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr HWgb 1803 that long and it costs about $257 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr HWgb 1803 is already efficient for its category at $20/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Liebherr HWgb 1803 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 31 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. The 105 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.