What the Liebherr W5250 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Liebherr W5250 at 114 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Liebherr W5250 against the category
That's 70.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 38 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 $51/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr W5270 ($21/yr, 114 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Liebherr W5250. AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Liebherr W5250 that long and it costs about $279 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Liebherr W5250 is already efficient for its category at $21/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
The Liebherr W5250 already costs $21/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 114 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 38 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.