Miele KF 2911 SF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Miele KF 2911 SF: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KF 2911 SF at 531 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $100 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 37.6% above it, ranking 3,608 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $27/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Miele KF 2911 SF: Miele KF 2901 Vi ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr), then Miele KF 2911 Vi ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr).
Within the Miele lineup
Ranked 39 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele KF 2911 SF that long and it costs about $1,298 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Miele KF 2911 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 $100/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Miele KF 2911 SF already costs $100/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 531 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,608 of 4,704, the Miele KF 2911 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.