Liebherr W5270: running cost
At 114 kWh/yr, the Liebherr W5270's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 70.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 39 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $51/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Liebherr W5250 ($21/yr, 114 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Danby DBC031L1SS ($22/yr, 115 kWh/yr).
Comparing Liebherr's own models
Liebherr makes 75 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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 W5270 costs roughly $279 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Liebherr W5270 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
Whether or not the Liebherr W5270 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.