What the Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs costs to run
The Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs is certified by ENERGY STAR at 620 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $117 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 60.6% above it, ranking 4,164 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 $44/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 KFFD 6765 edt/cs: Liebherr FDBHC36S ($117/yr, 620 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF23BB8200** ($117/yr, 621 kWh/yr).
Comparing Miele's own models
Ranked 56 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs that long and it costs about $1,515 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $117/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$117/year to run is the predictable cost of the Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 620 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.