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Refrigerators & freezers — advertised capacity vs. the DOE test-basis number

By Erin Rose · Updated

Every unit here carries both the advertised volume retailers list and the DOE test-basis volume used for the certified efficiency rating — a test-procedure energy weighting, not a physical re-measurement. We publish both and never conflate them. Full explanation and sortable table: Capacity Truth.

Certified units
11,167
With a full spec page
11,167
Database-only
0
Data sources
DOE CCMS · ENERGY STAR

Cheapest to run

Sorted by computed annual running cost (national-average electricity price), lowest first — the "old fridge tax" framing (not a buy/run inversion) is documented in the methodology.

$ Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*compact $7.91per year advertised 4.3 cu ft View → $ Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T*compact $9.79per year advertised 4.3 cu ft View → $ Atlas Homegoods CFC-18all-refrigerator $13.18per year advertised 0.6 cu ft View → $ Atlas Homegoods CF004-25all-refrigerator $13.18per year advertised 0.9 cu ft View → $ EUHOMY J30all-refrigerator $13.37per year advertised 1 cu ft View → $ SIMZILFE J30all-refrigerator $13.37per year advertised 1 cu ft View → $ Atlas Homegoods J30all-refrigerator $13.37per year advertised 1 cu ft View → $ BougeRV CRH02001Ball-refrigerator $15.06per year advertised 0.7 cu ft View → $ EUHOMY J23all-refrigerator $16.38per year advertised 0.8 cu ft View → $ SIMZILFE J23all-refrigerator $16.38per year advertised 0.8 cu ft View → $ Atlas Homegoods J23all-refrigerator $16.38per year advertised 0.8 cu ft View → $ SMEG Spa CVIU121compact $16.57per year advertised 2 cu ft View → $ Wine Enthusiast BV-145SA-A0i0L3all-refrigerator $17.70per year advertised 5 cu ft View → $ Simzlife JC-36UEL-Fall-refrigerator $17.70per year advertised 1.3 cu ft View → $ EUHOMY JC-36UEL-Fall-refrigerator $17.70per year advertised 1.3 cu ft View →

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Specs are sourced from DOE certification (CCMS) and ENERGY STAR. Annual running cost is computed by us from kWh/yr and EIA electricity prices — see methodology.