Cafe CYE22UPM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Cafe CYE22UPM costs to run
The Cafe CYE22UPM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 665 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $125 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Cafe CYE22UPM against the category
That's 72.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,346 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $52/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GYE22GEN ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Cafe CYE22UPM. Cafe CYE22TPM ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Cafe lineup
Cafe makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 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 CYE22UPM costs roughly $1,625 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $125/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
A refrigerator like the Cafe CYE22UPM is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,346 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.