Liebherr MCB 3051 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Liebherr MCB 3051 costs to run
At 510 kWh/yr, the Liebherr MCB 3051's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $96 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.1% above it, ranking 3,532 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 $23/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 MCB 3051: Liebherr MCB 3050 ($96/yr, 510 kWh/yr), then Liebherr MCB 3060 ($96/yr, 510 kWh/yr).
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Ranked 49 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 MCB 3051 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr MCB 3051 that long and it costs about $1,246 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Liebherr MCB 3051 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.
Where this number comes from
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 510 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.