Miele KWTUS 7172 F Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Miele KWTUS 7172 F: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele KWTUS 7172 F at 100 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $19 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 74.1% less, ranking 24 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $54/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Miele KWTUS 7172 F: Liebherr UW3720 ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr), then Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr).
Comparing Miele's own models
Of the 58 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Miele makes, the KWTUS 7172 F is the cheapest to run, $104/year less than Miele's priciest, the KFFD 6721.
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 KWTUS 7172 F that long and it costs about $244 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $19/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $19/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 100 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 24 of 4,704, the Miele KWTUS 7172 F 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.