Model
Cafe CWE23SP*M***
Rank #856 means 855 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 71st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 71% of those models.
What does the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** cost to run per year?
Rank #856 of 1,000 puts the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** among the pricier refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $111 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $121/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 71% of refrigerator models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 23.2 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Beko BFSB3612XSS at $110/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GWE23GYN**** at $111/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Cafe CWE23SP*M***'s $111/yr adds up to roughly $1332 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge GWE23GYN****, Monogram ZWE23NST****.
By the numbers
The Cafe CWE23SP*M*** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $111/yr, here is what the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** costs about $1110. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1210 over the same ten years.
How the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $111/yr, it runs about $47 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $103 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $121/yr, the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 23.2 cu ft, the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, and larger refrigerator models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** cheap to run?
Its $111/yr running cost, rank #856 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** cost per month?
About $9.22 a month, which is the $111 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 596 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $111 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Cafe CWE23SP*M*** for its size?
71st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1123206_CWE23SP*M***_09272018013720_70199441View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Cafe and CWE23SP*M*** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.