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> 2kWh per day.

That’s a lot of energy! What fridge do you have?

Wow, I was surprised by this claim too, and found the specs for my fridge[0]. 755 kWh/yr, which works out to just over 2 kWh/day. Damn, that's a lot!

[0] https://www.samsung.com/us/home-appliances/refrigerators/4-d... (my fridge is probably around 15 years old, so it might even be less efficient if this one is a newer model)

Check out this[0] and think about regional markets: half the capacity with 108kWh/yr consumption. I had theirs previous gen one and can attest that the number is correct.

[0] https://www.samsung.com/uk/refrigerators/bottom-mount-freeze...

According to this, it really is not:

https://www.energysage.com/electricity/house-watts/how-many-...

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