Refrigerators 30%+ Below Federal Standard

ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators whose listed annual energy use is at least 30% below the U.S. federal standard for their product class. The cut-off is an editorial label, and the comparison is against each model’s own class.

231 models match · official ENERGY STAR product data · dataset updated 2026-11-06

At a glance

Matching models231 of 4663 (5%)

Brands in the list53

Volume (cu ft)1.1 – 19.7 median 5.3

Energy (kWh/yr)42 – 457 median 175

Less than federal standard (%)30 – 78 median 34

Most listings come from Liebherr (36), Marvel (17), Fisher & Paykel (15), AVALLON (12). Counts and ranges are calculated from the same official fields as the table below.

How models are selected

Rule: percent less energy than the U.S. federal standard ≥ 30. Models with no value for the field are left out; a missing value is never treated as zero. The list is sorted by Less than federal standard, highest first, which is an ordering and not a recommendation.

231 matching models

Showing the first 50 of 231, in the order stated above.

Specs as listed by ENERGY STAR; “n/c” means the listing has no value.
Model	Volumecu ft	EnergykWh/yr	Type	Less than federal standard%
Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2	4.3	42	Compact Cooler	78
Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T	4.3	52	Compact Cooler	73
Fisher & Paykel RS2435SB	4.6	106	Compact Refrigerator	65
Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E	16.7	135	Freezerless and Single Door	63
Fisher & Paykel RS24SH*E	12.6	124	Freezerless and Single Door	62
Liebherr UR3750	4.7	115	Compact Refrigerator	62
DOMETIC C40S1	1.1	106	Compact Refrigerator	61
DOMETIC C40S2	1.1	106	Compact Refrigerator	61
Liebherr UR3650	4.4	125	Compact Refrigerator	58
Liebherr URP3653	4.1	125	Compact Refrigerator	58
Liebherr Wgb7470	19.7	130	Cooler	58
Liebherr W5250	13.1	114	Cooler	56
Liebherr W5270	13.1	114	Cooler	56
DOMETIC C60SFS CARE	1.7	124	Compact Refrigerator	55
Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV2	9.4	200	Bottom Freezer	55
Fisher & Paykel RS2484V*2K1	13.3	118	Cooler	55
Monogram ZIW241NBW	13.4	118	Cooler	55
DOMETIC C60SBI CARE	1.7	126	Compact Refrigerator	54
Fisher & Paykel RS2435SB*T	4.6	137	Compact Refrigerator	54
Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3**#	10.8	152	Freezerless and Single Door	52
Dacor DRW24G7500	4.7	95	Compact Cooler	51
Midea MRW14B2ABB	1.5	121	Top Freezer	51
Arctic King AU83ETWBR1RCM	8.3	167	Compact Refrigerator	50
AVALLON AWC24PG1A2A	5.4	100	Compact Cooler	49
AVALLON AWC24PS1A2A	5.4	100	Compact Cooler	49
AVALLON AWC24SG1A2A	5.4	100	Compact Cooler	49
Fisher & Paykel RB36S	3.7	150	Compact Refrigerator	49
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS24W*1-5-	5	99	Compact Cooler	49
Perlick URC24W*1-5-	5	99	Compact Cooler	49
Perlick URS24W*1-5-	5	99	Compact Cooler	49
SMEG Spa CVIU121	2	88	Compact Cooler	49
Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG	19.1	159	Cooler	48
Perlick URA24W*1-5-	4.5	99	Compact Cooler	48
Sub-Zero DEU2450R/ADA/	5	159	Compact Refrigerator	48
AVALLON AWC15PG1A2A	3	95	Compact Cooler	47
AVALLON AWC15PS1A2A	3	95	Compact Cooler	47
AVALLON AWC15SG1A2A	3	95	Compact Cooler	47
DOMETIC C60S1	1.7	145	Compact Refrigerator	47
DOMETIC C60S2	1.7	145	Compact Refrigerator	47
Liebherr UW3710	4	100	Compact Cooler	47
Miele KWTUS 7172 F	4	100	Compact Cooler	47
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401	4.1	100	Compact Cooler	47
SKS SKSUW2401	4.1	100	Compact Cooler	47
Danby One Plug 3.1SM6R	3.1	195	Compact Refrigerator	46
Gaggenau RW204770	3.6	100	Compact Cooler	46
Liebherr UW3720	3.6	100	Compact Cooler	46
MicroFridge 3.1MF7R	3.1	195	Compact Refrigerator	46
MicroFridge 3.1MF7RS	3.1	195	Compact Refrigerator	46
MicroFridge 3.1MF7RW	3.1	195	Compact Refrigerator	46
Sub-Zero DEU2450R/	5.4	168	Compact Refrigerator	46

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Sources

ENERGY STAR product guidance for refrigerators (data.energystar.gov, updated 2026-11-06)

We compile and compare published data; we do not run our own product tests. See How We Compare.