Liebherr MW 2401 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Liebherr MW 2401
The Liebherr MW 2401 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 170 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $32 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 MW 2401 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 56% less, ranking 180 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $41/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Liebherr MW 2401 on that list: Liebherr MW 2400 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Liebherr MW 2410 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 15 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr MW 2401 that long and it costs about $415 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $32/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $32/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 180 of 4,704, the Liebherr MW 2401 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.