Miele KF 2901 SF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Miele KF 2901 SF
The Miele KF 2901 SF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 531 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KF 2901 SF against the category
That's 37.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,606 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 $27/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KF 2901 Vi ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KF 2901 SF. Gaggenau RB492704 ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Miele's own models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 37 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.
Miele KF 2901 SF over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele KF 2901 SF that long and it costs about $1,298 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $100/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Miele KF 2901 SF ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,606 of 4,704, the Miele KF 2901 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.