Cafe CVE28DPNC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Cafe CVE28DPNC costs to run
At 757 kWh/yr, the Cafe CVE28DPNC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $142 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Cafe CVE28DPNC against the category
That's 96.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,632 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 $70/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Cafe CVE28DPND ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CVE28DPNC. Cafe CVE28DMNH ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Cafe lineup
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BPP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the CVE28DP4NH at $142/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Cafe CVE28DPNC that long and it costs about $1,850 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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 CVE28DPNC or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Cafe CVE28DPNC 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 757 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,632 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.