Compact Refrigerators

How much electricity do you think a small fridge may use?

My son is moving out/in with roommates. He uses medication that needs to be refrigerated. So just curious if a small/dorm fridge would make a notable difference in the monthly electric bill.

Public Comments

1. No it would only use a very small amount only appliances with heating element s would use anything to worry about
2. Hey there Suzie S! I’m Blake from Home Depot’s online community. Stephen is right; these units use very little energy in the grand scheme of things. However, if you would like to figure out how much energy a specific unit would use you can refer to the yellow EnergyGuide tag that must be present on all appliances sold in the US. On the energy guide tag you will see a line that says “This Model uses: 345 kWh/Year” (for example). Now all you have to do is take that number, and multiply it by the energy rate you are charged by your utility company (noted on your electric bill). So for our example 345 x $0.11 (per kWH) = $37.95 (cost per year estimated). Divide that number by 12 months $37.95 / 12 = $3.16 per month. Using the energy guide labels you can compare the efficiency of different models while you are shopping! I hope this helps Suzie S! -Blake
3. Hi There, The mini fridge will cost about $ 5- per month to operate. Hope this helps, Al