Café CQE28DMN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Café CQE28DMN: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Café CQE28DMN at 776 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $146 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Café CQE28DMN against the category
That's 101% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,663 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 $73/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung RF32CG5900 ($147/yr, 781 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Café CQE28DMN. Samsung RF31CG7400 ($146/yr, 774 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Café lineup
Among Café's 3 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $93/year over the CDE06RPN, the brand's cheapest.
Café CQE28DMN over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $146/year, the Café CQE28DMN adds up to about $1,897 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $146/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Café CQE28DMN already costs $146/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,663 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.