Miele KFN 7734 D Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Miele KFN 7734 D costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KFN 7734 D at 300 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KFN 7734 D against the category
That's 22.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,774 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 $16/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KFN 7784 D ($56/yr, 300 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KFN 7734 D. Liebherr SC5781 ($56/yr, 300 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Miele lineup
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $56/year, the Miele KFN 7734 D adds up to about $733 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Miele KFN 7734 D is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Miele KFN 7734 D is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,774 of 4,704, the Miele KFN 7734 D 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. The 300 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.