Miele K 2902 Vi Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Miele K 2902 Vi
At 312 kWh/yr, the Miele K 2902 Vi's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $59 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 2902 Vi compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.2% less, ranking 1,867 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele K 2902 Vi on that list: Kenmore KMR12TS1D08 ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while RCA EFR391-COM ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $59/year, the Miele K 2902 Vi adds up to about $763 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/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
At $59/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 1,867 of 4,704, the Miele K 2902 Vi 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 312 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.