Cafe CWE19SP*N***: running cost
At 547 kWh/yr, the Cafe CWE19SP*N***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,702 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 $30/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 Samsung RS27T5202** ($103/yr, 546 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Fisher & Paykel RS3684A*Ice & Water ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCP06BP*P*** 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 CWE19SP*N*** costs roughly $1,337 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Cafe CWE19SP*N*** 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 $103/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Cafe CWE19SP*N*** already costs $103/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 547 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,702 of 4,704, the Cafe CWE19SP*N*** 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.