Cafe CJE23DPW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Cafe CJE23DPW: running cost
The Cafe CJE23DPW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 624 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $117 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 CJE23DPW compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 61.7% above it, ranking 4,173 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $45/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Cafe CJE23DPW on that list: Cafe CJE23DMW ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PJD23BYW ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Cafe's own models
Ranked 6 of Cafe's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCP06BPP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CVE28DP4NH ($142/yr, its priciest).
Cafe CJE23DPW over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Cafe CJE23DPW that long and it costs about $1,525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $117/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 $117/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.