Running cost for the Miele KF 2901 Vi
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KF 2901 Vi at 531 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KF 2901 Vi against the category
That's 37.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,607 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 2911 SF ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KF 2901 Vi. Miele KF 2901 SF ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 38 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 Vi 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 Vi that long and it costs about $1,298 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KF 2901 Vi 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 $100/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Miele KF 2901 Vi ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 531 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,607 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.