Cafe CVE28DPNF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Cafe CVE28DPNF costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CVE28DPNF at 757 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 4,635 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 CVE28DPNF: Cafe CVE28DPNE ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr), then Cafe CVE28DPNG ($142/yr, 757 kWh/yr).
Within the Cafe lineup
Ranked 27 of Cafe's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCP06BPP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CVE28DP4NH ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Cafe CVE28DPNF that long and it costs about $1,850 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $142/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Cafe CVE28DPNF 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 757 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,635 of 4,704, the Cafe CVE28DPNF 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.