Cafe CVE28DP3NI Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Cafe CVE28DP3NI: running cost
The Cafe CVE28DP3NI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 757 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $142 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 96.1% above it, ranking 4,642 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $70/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Cafe CVE28DP3NI: Cafe CVE28DP3NH ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr), then Cafe CVE28DP4NH ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr).
Comparing Cafe's own models
Ranked 34 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 CVE28DP3NI over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $142/year, the Cafe CVE28DP3NI adds up to about $1,850 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Cafe CVE28DP3NI 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 $142/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$142/year to run is the predictable cost of the Cafe CVE28DP3NI; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,642 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. The 757 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.