What the Liebherr ICS5100 costs to run
At 300 kWh/yr, the Liebherr ICS5100's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr ICS5100 against the category
That's 22.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,771 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 $16/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr ICS5101 ($56/yr, 300 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr ICS5100. LG LT13C2000* ($56/yr, 300 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 33 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 ICS5100 costs roughly $733 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Liebherr ICS5100 is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Liebherr ICS5100 already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 1,771 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 300 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.