Miele F 2461 Vi Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Miele F 2461 Vi
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele F 2461 Vi at 428 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $80 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.
How the Miele F 2461 Vi compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.7% above it, ranking 344 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele F 2461 Vi on that list: Frigidaire FFUE2024A ($80/yr, 424 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele F 2471 SF ($80/yr, 428 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Miele's own models
Ranked 5 of Miele's 20 certified freezers, this sits between the FNS 7794 E ($66/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the F 2911 Vi ($102/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified freezers go, $80/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
$80/year to run is the predictable cost of the Miele F 2461 Vi; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 428 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.