What the Miele KF 2982 Vi costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KF 2982 Vi at 579 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $109 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 50% above it, ranking 3,899 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 $36/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 2982 Vi: Gaggenau RY492705 ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr), then Thermador T36IT905NP ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 46 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).
Miele KF 2982 Vi over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele KF 2982 Vi costs roughly $1,415 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KF 2982 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 $109/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Miele KF 2982 Vi already costs $109/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,899 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.