Miele KF 2801 SF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Miele KF 2801 SF costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KF 2801 SF at 498 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $94 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 KF 2801 SF compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 29% above it, ranking 3,486 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele KF 2801 SF on that list: Gaggenau RB472704 ($94/yr, 498 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele KF 2801 Vi ($94/yr, 498 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 28 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele KF 2801 SF that long and it costs about $1,217 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Miele KF 2801 SF runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $94/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Miele KF 2801 SF already costs $94/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.