Cafe CGE29DPT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Cafe CGE29DPT
The Cafe CGE29DPT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 681 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $128 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.
How the Cafe CGE29DPT compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 76.4% above it, ranking 4,403 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $55/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Cafe CGE29DPT on that list: Cafe CGE29DMT ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PGD29BYT ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Cafe's own models
Ranked 11 of Cafe's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCP06BPP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CVE28DP4NH ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Cafe CGE29DPT that long and it costs about $1,664 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $128/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $128/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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.