- Small refrigerators exceeding the government's efficiency requirements include the Sun Frost RF-12. This top-freezer model uses 171 kilowatt hours of electricity annually for 10.12 cubic feet of space. The Danby DAR1102WE combines a refrigerator and freezer behind a single door. It uses 306 kilowatt hours to cool its 11.02 cubic feet. Side-by-side options in this category include the Perlick HP48FR, a 10.8-cubic-foot model that needs 448 kilowatt hours.
- Bottom-freezer models lead the way among appliances with 13 to 15 cubic feet of room. Offering 14.86 cubic feet of capacity, the Miele K 1801 Vi, K 1801 SF, K 1811 Vi and K 1811 SF use 422 kilowatt hours a year. The Liebherr CS1660 and CS1611 use 394 kilowatt hours annually and provide 15.47 cubic feet of space. The Summit FFBF285SS and FFBF280W, along with the Blomberg BRFB 1450, have 13.81 cubic feet of capacity and use 400 kilowatt hours. The Sub-Zero 700 TCI needs 433 kilowatt hours for its 15.22 cubic feet.
- Top-freezer models head the energy savings in the 17 to 19 cubic foot category. You get 18.11 cubic feet of space in the GE GTN18BBBWW and GTN18BBTWW, models that use 311 kilowatt hours per year. The Whirlpool W9RXXMFWS, W9RXXMFWB and W9RXXMFWQ hold 18.92 cubic feet of food and consume 343 kilowatt hours. The Frigidaire FGUI1849LF, FGUI1849LR and FGUI1849LP require 335 kilowatt hours for their 18.2 cubic feet. The bottom-freezer Fisher & Paykel RF175A needs 440 kilowatt hours for its 17.5 cubic feet of space.
- You'll use 403 kilowatt hours to run the Whirlpool GB2FHDXWS, GB2FHDXWQ, GB2FHDXWD and GB2FHDXWB for a year, and the same holds true for the Maytag MBR2258XES. Each provides 21.86 cubic feet of capacity in a bottom-freezer design. The Frigidaire FPUI2188LF delivers 20.6 cubic feet in a top-freezer configuration and uses 356 kilowatt hours. The LG LFX21976ST has 20.51 cubic feet of space in a bottom-freezer design. It requires 461 kilowatt hours.
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