Miele KU 7175 D Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Miele KU 7175 D costs to run
The Miele KU 7175 D is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Miele KU 7175 D against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 782 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Newair NRF033 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Miele KU 7175 D. Midea WHS-121LSS1 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Miele's own models
Miele makes 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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.
Miele KU 7175 D over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele KU 7175 D costs roughly $538 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Miele KU 7175 D is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Miele KU 7175 D ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 782 of 4,704, the Miele KU 7175 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 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.