Liebherr IRB5160 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Liebherr IRB5160: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr IRB5160 at 280 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $53 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr IRB5160 against the category
That's 27.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,603 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 $20/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KS 7793 D ($53/yr, 280 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr IRB5160. Dacor DRR30980 ($53/yr, 280 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 30 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr IRB5160 that long and it costs about $684 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr IRB5160 is already efficient for its category at $53/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
$53/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr IRB5160; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 280 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,603 of 4,704, the Liebherr IRB5160 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.