Liebherr MCB 3660 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Liebherr MCB 3660: running cost
The Liebherr MCB 3660 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 535 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $101 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.
How the Liebherr MCB 3660 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 38.6% above it, ranking 3,624 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $28/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Liebherr MCB 3660 on that list: Liebherr MCB 3651 ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Liebherr MCB 3661 ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Liebherr lineup
Ranked 60 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 3660 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr MCB 3660 costs roughly $1,308 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Liebherr MCB 3660 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 $101/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Liebherr MCB 3660 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,624 of 4,704, the Liebherr MCB 3660 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.