Miele KFMC 3836 L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Miele KFMC 3836 L
The Miele KFMC 3836 L is certified by ENERGY STAR at 560 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $105 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.
How the Miele KFMC 3836 L compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 45.1% above it, ranking 3,813 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele KFMC 3836 L on that list: Miele KFMC 3632 R ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele KFMC 3836 R ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Miele's own models
Ranked 44 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 KFMC 3836 L that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KFMC 3836 L 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 $105/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Miele KFMC 3836 L ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 560 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,813 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.