Cafe CFE28TPM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Cafe CFE28TPM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CFE28TPM at 725 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $136 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Cafe CFE28TPM against the category
That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,549 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 $64/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Cafe CFE28UPM ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CFE28TPM. LG LRMXS2806 ($136/yr, 724 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Cafe lineup
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 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 CFE28TPM that long and it costs about $1,772 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $136/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Cafe CFE28TPM 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
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. The 725 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.