Cafe CCR06BMP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Cafe CCR06BMP
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CCR06BMP at 274 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Cafe CCR06BMP against the category
That's 29% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,503 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFUE1536AV ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CCR06BMP. Cafe CCP06BPP ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BPP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the CVE28DP4NH at $142/yr.
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 Cafe CCR06BMP that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Cafe CCR06BMP is already efficient for its category at $52/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 Cafe CCR06BMP 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.