Running cost for the Cafe CJE23DP*W***
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CJE23DP*W*** at 624 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $117 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 61.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,173 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 $45/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 Cafe CJE23DM*W*** ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PJD23BYW**** ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr).
Within the Cafe lineup
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BP*P*** at $52/yr, and its priciest, the CVE28DP4NH** at $142/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $117/year, the Cafe CJE23DP*W*** adds up to about $1,525 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Cafe CJE23DP*W*** 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 $117/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$117/year to run is the predictable cost of the Cafe CJE23DP*W***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 624 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.