Refrigerators

Energy Efficiency of a Refrigerator

Refrigerators now come with an EnergyGuide label that tells you in kilowatt-hours (kWh) how much electricity a particular model uses in a year. The smaller the number, the less energy the refrigerator uses and the less it will cost you to operate.

• Full-sized refrigerators that exceed the federal standard by 15% or more (and full-sized freezers that exceed it by 10%) qualify for the ENERGY STAR label.

• Compact refrigerators and freezers must exceed the standard by 20% to qualify for ENERGY STAR.

Source: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/eande/popups/fridge.pdf