Question Earthority!

“During a kitchen remodel, if you have the cash to replace your refrigerator and you are shopping for a new one, by all means consider using a smaller fridge. Refrigerators can be cabinet-height, and/or cabinet-depth, and/or cabinet-width. Short caveat: a smaller fridge is not inherently a more efficient one. A large fridge with the same kilowatt-hour per year rating as a small fridge is actually more energy-efficient, because it cools a larger space using the same amount of energy. Energy Star offers some shopping tips, and the ACEEE lists the highest efficiency fridges by size, for your shopping pleasure. One reason to have a smaller fridge is of course the added kitchen space you’ll gain — for cooking what’s in the fridge, for opening doors, for standing room at a party. Another is the extra cash you’ll have for buying tasty food or saving for low-e windows. A third, shocking reason is that much of what’s in your fridge could probably be stored in a cabinet or pantry.”