Cafe CWE23SPM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Cafe CWE23SPM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CWE23SPM at 596 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $112 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.
How the Cafe CWE23SPM compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 54.4% above it, ranking 4,050 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $39/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Cafe CWE23SPM on that list: Miele KFMC 3642 R ($112/yr, 595 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire GRMG2272C ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 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 CWE23SPM over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Cafe CWE23SPM that long and it costs about $1,457 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Cafe CWE23SPM 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 $112/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Cafe CWE23SPM already costs $112/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.