Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt: running cost
The Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt is certified by ENERGY STAR at 488 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $92 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt against the category
That's 26.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,468 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 $19/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GIE22JSN**** ($92/yr, 489 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt. Liebherr FDE36S ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 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 $92/year, the Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt adds up to about $1,193 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt 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 $92/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $92/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.