Freezer and energy consumption:

A freezer is one of the single biggest power consumers in the many of the house holds. Today a typical refrigerator or a freezer may consume in the United States is found to use 600 - 900 kilo watt hours of energy per year, even though the efficient ones may consume a little bit lesser. Extensive studies carried out in the field of domestic energy consumption have concluded that alone freezers typically make up for 20 % of the total residential electricity consumption. This increased rate of electricity consumption is supported by the fact that nearly all of the households in the United States have one refrigerator and nearly 30 % of the houses owns two. Also 60% of the houses keep a separate freezer. Considering, all of the above facts and figures it is extremely important on the part of the users to be very conscious about the energy efficiency of the freezers.

About energy efficiency:

Energy efficiency of a freezer means the capacity of the freezer to perform with the possible minimum amount of energy. This has led the implementation of the MEPS or Minimum Energy Performance Standards. The MEPS set a minimum efficiency levels for the refrigerators and the freezers that are used in domestic levels. Apart from that the size of the freezer orb the refrigerator also decides its energy efficiency a lot. Naturally the bigger the size of the freezer the more power will it consume. Thus the buyer should consider upon his or her needs and requirements. One does not needs to buy a freezer that is too big than the needs as it will not only be a wastage of energy but also a big headache while cleaning the freezer.

Energy rating levels:

The user may also energy rating levels that helps a lot in deciding how much efficient a freezer is in terms of its energy consumption. The more number of stars is allotted to a model the more is its efficiency levels. However, there is a large difference in the electricity consumption in between the best and the worst models for the many types of refrigerators and freezers used at the domestic levels.