Liebherr SRB5290 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Liebherr SRB5290 costs to run
The Liebherr SRB5290 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 200 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $38 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr SRB5290 against the category
That's 48.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 299 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 $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Professional Series PS-CRF901US-IN ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr SRB5290. Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Liebherr lineup
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr SRB5290 costs roughly $489 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Liebherr SRB5290 is already efficient for its category at $38/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
$38/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr SRB5290; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 299 of 4,704, the Liebherr SRB5290 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. The 200 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.