Liebherr SCB5790IM: running cost
The Liebherr SCB5790IM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 370 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr SCB5790IM against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,719 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KFN 4799 DDE edt/cs ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr SCB5790IM. Liebherr C5740IM ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $70/year, the Liebherr SCB5790IM adds up to about $904 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Liebherr SCB5790IM is already efficient for its category at $70/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
Whether or not the Liebherr SCB5790IM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,719 of 4,704, the Liebherr SCB5790IM 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.