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The Most Energy Efficient Chest Freezers
We created a new "Efficiency Factor" to help compare these Freezers,
the comparison basically shows how efficient these freezers are by comparing
them to each other in terms of energy cost per cubic foot. (i.e. the estimated
kwhrs used in a year per cubic foot of storage space.)
Energy Efficient Chest Freezer List
This list is based on recent Energy Statistics that were published on
July 7th, 2007. These freezers are all the "Chest" style with
manual defrost and no ice cube maker. The Most energy efficient freezer
is listed first.
| Brand |
Model |
Volume |
kWh/year |
Efficiency
Factor |
| Amana |
AQC22***EW |
21.7 |
360 |
16.59 |
| Woods |
C20**E |
20.3 |
415 |
20.44 |
| Kenmore |
16582 |
24.9 |
512 |
20.56 |
| Kenmore |
16592 |
24.9 |
512 |
20.56 |
| Maytag |
MQC22***EW |
21.7 |
460 |
21.20 |
| Whirlpool |
EH221* |
21.7 |
460 |
21.20 |
| Woods |
C22**E |
21.7 |
460 |
21.20 |
| Woods |
C2215W3 |
21.7 |
460 |
21.20 |
| Crosley |
WCC17/E |
16.5 |
360 |
21.82 |
| Woods |
C17**E |
16.5 |
360 |
21.82 |
| Woods |
C171*** |
16.5 |
360 |
21.82 |
| Kenmore |
16082 |
19.9 |
435 |
21.86 |
| Kenmore |
16092 |
19.9 |
435 |
21.86 |
| Kenmore |
16202 |
19.9 |
435 |
21.86 |
| Danby |
DCF1504WE |
15 |
354 |
23.60 |
| Amana |
AQC15***EW |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| Danby |
DCF15**WE |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| Maytag |
MQC15***EW |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| Whirlpool |
EH151* |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| Whirlpool |
EHL151* |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| Woods |
C151*** |
14.8 |
354 |
23.92 |
| General
Electric |
FCM15PU*WW |
14.9 |
357 |
23.96 |
| Kenmore |
16542 |
14.9 |
357 |
23.96 |
| Kenmore |
16552 |
14.9 |
357 |
23.96 |
| Kenmore |
C15502 |
14.9 |
357 |
23.96 |
| Crosley |
WCC12/E |
12.2 |
298 |
24.43 |
| Woods |
C12**E |
12.2 |
298 |
24.43 |
| Frigidaire |
LFFC1367FW* |
12.9 |
326 |
25.27 |
| Kenmore |
15302 |
12.9 |
326 |
25.27 |
| Kenmore |
16342 |
12.9 |
326 |
25.27 |
| Kenmore |
16352 |
12.9 |
326 |
25.27 |
| Woods |
C09**E |
9 |
251 |
27.89 |
| Crosley |
WCC10/E |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Danby |
DCF10**WE |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Danby |
DCF1014WE |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Danby |
DCF1024WE |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Maytag |
MFC10***EW |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Whirlpool |
EH101* |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Woods |
C10**E |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
| Woods |
C101*** |
10 |
282 |
28.20 |
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*When making a decision to purchase a freezer, also take into consideration
its size. Some of the medium sized Freezers in the list above, while not
quite as efficient as their larger sized relatives, will require less alternative
power such as solar panels to operate.
**Another consideration is cost. If one of the freezers above costs significantly
more than the others, you might do better by choosing a slightly less efficient
model and sinking the savings into an additional solar panel etc.
***Another item to think about for any freezer is the location where you
will install it. Cooler locations are obviously better and will require
less energy. We live above 4000 ft in elevation and thus cooling is easier
for us than for others located down in the valley.
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