Cafe CVE28DMNB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Cafe CVE28DMNB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CVE28DMNB at 721 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 CVE28DMNB against the category
That's 86.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,540 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 $63/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Cafe CVE28DPNB ($136/yr, 721 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CVE28DMNB. Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3613 ($135/yr, 717 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Cafe's own models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BPP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the CVE28DP4NH at $142/yr.
Cafe CVE28DMNB 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 CVE28DMNB that long and it costs about $1,762 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $136/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.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Cafe CVE28DMNB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 721 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,540 of 4,704, the Cafe CVE28DMNB sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.