Miele KFMC 3846 L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Miele KFMC 3846 L costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KFMC 3846 L at 580 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $109 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 50.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,912 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $36/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Liebherr HCB 2092G ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele KFMC 3846 R ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr).
Comparing Miele's own models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 47 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 3846 L that long and it costs about $1,418 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KFMC 3846 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 $109/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Miele KFMC 3846 L ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 580 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,912 of 4,704, the Miele KFMC 3846 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.