Liebherr MCB 3060 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Liebherr MCB 3060
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr MCB 3060 at 510 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 3,533 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 3060: Liebherr MCB 3051 ($96/yr, 510 kWh/yr), then Liebherr MCB 3061 ($96/yr, 510 kWh/yr).
Within the Liebherr lineup
Ranked 50 of Liebherr's 75 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UW3710 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDBHC36S ($117/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr MCB 3060 costs roughly $1,246 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Liebherr MCB 3060 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $96/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Liebherr MCB 3060 already costs $96/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 3,533 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.