What the Cafe CAE28DM*T*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CAE28DM*T*** at 699 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,454 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 $59/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 GE Profile PXD22HYY**** ($131/yr, 698 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PAD28BYT**** ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BP*P*** at $52/yr, and its priciest, the CVE28DP4NH** at $142/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Cafe CAE28DM*T*** costs roughly $1,708 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Cafe CAE28DM*T*** 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 $131/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Cafe CAE28DM*T*** already costs $131/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 699 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.