Running cost for the Miele K 2811 SF
At 289 kWh/yr, the Miele K 2811 SF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele K 2811 SF against the category
That's 25.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,642 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 $18/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele K 2811 Vi ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele K 2811 SF. Miele K 2801 Vi ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 of 58 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KWTUS 7172 F at $19/yr, and its priciest, the KFFD 6721 at $123/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele K 2811 SF costs roughly $706 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Miele K 2811 SF is already efficient for its category at $54/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Miele K 2811 SF already costs $54/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,642 of 4,704, the Miele K 2811 SF 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 289 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.