Cafe CVE28DPNE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Cafe CVE28DPNE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CVE28DPNE 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 4,634 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 CVE28DPND ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Cafe CVE28DPNF ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr).
Comparing Cafe's own models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 26 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Cafe CVE28DPNE costs roughly $1,850 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $142/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
The Cafe CVE28DPNE 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
Ranked 4,634 of 4,704, the Cafe CVE28DPNE 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. The 757 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.