Build your ENERGY STAR co-branded material button3. ENERGY STAR Facts & Figures for Your Co-Branded Material

EPA knows that many partners rely on ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency facts to use in their promotional materials.

Follow the links below for current product-specific facts from ENERGY STAR. Please contact your account manager if you do not find what you need.

3. Q. REFRIGERATORS

  • Refrigerators that have earned the ENERGY STAR are about 15 percent more energy efficient than models that meet the federal minimum energy efficiency standard.
    Source: U.S. EPA
  • An ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator costs about $50 a year to run, on average.
    • An ENERGY STAR qualified top-freezer refrigerator use about 350 kWh or $40 a year to run, on average.
    • An ENERGY STAR qualified bottom freezer refrigerator use about 460 kWh or $50 a year to run, on average.
    • An ENERGY STAR qualified side-by-side refrigerator use about 530 kWh or $60 a year to run, on average.
      Source: U.S. EPA
  • A typical refrigerator that has earned the ENERGY STAR uses less energy than a 60-watt light bulb.
    Source: U.S. EPA
  • If you have an older refrigerator in your basement or garage, it could be costing you over $300 per year to run it.
    • If you only need extra food storage around the holidays or special events, only plug in the old refrigerator when needed. Keeping it unplugged 10 months of the year will save you more than $250.
    • For families that need a second refrigerator year round, replace the old one with a new ENERGY STAR qualified unit and save about $255 a year in operating costs.
      Source: U.S. EPA

Back to Main Resources Page for Products Efficiency Program Sponsors

Updated: December 2012

ENERGY STAR'S 20th Anniversary

Celebrating 20 Years of ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR 20th Anniversary Retrospective PDF (4.4MB)
2012 is an exciting year for ENERGY STAR — we are 20 years old! Be part of the celebration by including the 20th Anniversary logo in your 2012 marketing materials.

Select Reports

Upcoming Dates