Cafe CXE22DPP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Cafe CXE22DPP costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CXE22DPP at 697 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $131 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 80.6% above it, ranking 4,451 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 $58/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 CXE22DPP: Cafe CXE22DMP ($131/yr, 697 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PXD22BYP ($131/yr, 698 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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 CXE22DPP over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $131/year, the Cafe CXE22DPP adds up to about $1,703 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $131/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 CXE22DPP or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Cafe CXE22DPP already costs $131/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 697 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,451 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.