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In EU you can buy a A+++ fridge, that used less than 100kWh/year. Granted, I have not put a meter on mine, so I'd have to take the 2010/30/EC specification at f
by hvidgaard 7y ago
In EU you can buy a A+++ fridge, that used less than 100kWh/year. Granted, I have not put a meter on mine, so I'd have to take the 2010/30/EC specification at face value.
Here is a fridge that is rated at 75kWh/year.
https://www.bosch-home.dk/produktliste/koeleskabe-og-fryseskabe/koeleskabe/fritstaaende-koeleskabe-uden-frysesektion/KSV36AI4P#/Tabs=section-technicalspecs/Togglebox=-170547923/Togglebox=1772170346/ https://www.bosch-home.dk/produktliste/koeleskabe-og-frysesk...
- userbinator 7y agoVery interesting... but there's a trick to that: https://www.euronics.ee/t-en/89517/home-appliances/sbs-refrigerator-bosch-(186-cm)/ksv36ai4p-gsn36mi3v https://www.euronics.ee/t-en/89517/home-appliances/sbs-refri... 75kWh/year is for the "cooler" only, which doesn't go below freezing. Ice takes a huge amount of energy to make, so that isn't surprising. I'm not sure I can even set my vintage fridge to not freeze, but it would probably consume in that ballpark too if I never let the evaporator go below 4C or so. The above link shows the companion freezer, which does, uses a 237kWh/year --- pretty good, but then the two together use a far more realistic 312kWh/year.
- hvidgaard 7y agoIf you have both, I suspect that they have significantly more storage than your vintage fridge? In any case, if you buy a A+++ freezer they "only" use around 200kWh/year. This is mostly due to better insulation, and is in general an environmental and economical benefit to buy if your freezer is old.