Model
Cafe CYE22TP*M***
Rank #921 means 920 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 48th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 48% of those models.
What does the Cafe CYE22TP*M*** cost to run per year?
The Cafe CYE22TP*M*** costs about $123 a year to run, well up the cost table for its class at rank #921 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $136/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 48 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 22.2 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 Midea MRF27I6*** at $123/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge Profile PYE22KBL**** at $123/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 CYE22TP*M***'s $123/yr adds up to roughly $1476 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge Profile PYE22KBL****, Ge Profile PYE22PYN****.
By the numbers
The Cafe CYE22TP*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 $123/yr, here is what the Cafe CYE22TP*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 CYE22TP*M*** costs about $1230. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1360 over the same ten years.
How the Cafe CYE22TP*M*** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $123/yr, it runs about $59 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $115 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $136/yr, the Cafe CYE22TP*M*** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 22.2 cu ft, the Cafe CYE22TP*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, among refrigerator models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal.
- 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 CYE22TP*M*** cheap to run?
Its $123/yr running cost, rank #921 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 CYE22TP*M*** cost per month?
About $10.29 a month, which is the $123 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: 665 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $123 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Cafe CYE22TP*M*** for its size?
48th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 920 | Midea MRF27I6***26.5 cu ft | $123 |
| 919 | Whirlpool WRMF3336SV29.8 cu ft | $123 |
| 918 | Frigidaire FFHD2250T*21.7 cu ft | $122 |
| 917 | Thorkitchen TRF3601FD21.6 cu ft | $122 |
| 916 | Midea MRQ22D4AST21.6 cu ft | $122 |
Source
ES_1123206_CYE22TP*M***_09272018013720_70199441View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Cafe and CYE22TP*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.