Miele KFMC 3642 L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Miele KFMC 3642 L: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KFMC 3642 L at 595 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $112 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KFMC 3642 L against the category
That's 54.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,048 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 $39/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KFMC 3642 R ($112/yr, 595 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KFMC 3642 L. Gaggenau RVB497790 ($112/yr, 595 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Miele's own models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 53 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Miele KFMC 3642 L that long and it costs about $1,454 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $112/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $112/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. Ranked 4,048 of 4,704, the Miele KFMC 3642 L 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.