Miele KF 2981 Vi: running cost
At 585 kWh/yr, the Miele KF 2981 Vi's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KF 2981 Vi against the category
That's 51.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,961 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 $37/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Mora MRF220N6B*E ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KF 2981 Vi. Miele KF 2981 SF ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the Miele KF 2981 Vi adds up to about $1,430 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KF 2981 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 $110/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Miele KF 2981 Vi already costs $110/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 585 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,961 of 4,704, the Miele KF 2981 Vi 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.