Miele KF 2811 SF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Miele KF 2811 SF
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KF 2811 SF at 498 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 29% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,488 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $21/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Miele KF 2801 Vi ($94/yr, 498 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele KF 2811 Vi ($94/yr, 498 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 30 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.
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 2811 SF that long and it costs about $1,217 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $94/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Miele KF 2811 SF or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Miele KF 2811 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,488 of 4,704, the Miele KF 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.