Running cost for the Miele K 2601 SF
The Miele K 2601 SF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 264 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $50 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 K 2601 SF compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 31.6% less, ranking 1,349 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele K 2601 SF on that list: Gaggenau RC462704 ($50/yr, 264 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele K 2601 Vi ($50/yr, 264 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Miele lineup
Ranked 7 of Miele's 58 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KWTUS 7172 F ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KFFD 6721 ($123/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele K 2601 SF that long and it costs about $645 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $50/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 264 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.