Cafe CVE28DMNH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Cafe CVE28DMNH
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CVE28DMNH at 757 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $142 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 96.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,631 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 $70/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 CVE28DMNG ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Cafe CVE28DPNC ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 23 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BPP 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 $142/year, the Cafe CVE28DMNH adds up to about $1,850 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $142/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Cafe CVE28DMNH or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Cafe CVE28DMNH already costs $142/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,631 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.