Running cost for the Liebherr Wgb7470
At 130 kWh/yr, the Liebherr Wgb7470's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $24 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 66.3% less, ranking 55 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $48/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Liebherr Wgb7470: Zline RWDO-GS-24 ($24/yr, 129 kWh/yr), then Marvel MP*D#24-*G#1A ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 9 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Liebherr Wgb7470 costs roughly $318 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $24/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$24/year to run is the predictable cost of the Liebherr Wgb7470; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 55 of 4,704, the Liebherr Wgb7470 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 130 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.