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Re:Starlink review, four months in by morsch on Thursday July 22, 2021 @11:46AM (#27920218)
A modern efficient fridge uses way less than 1 kWh/day. The one I bought in 2018 uses 0.44 kWh/day. 2-3 kWh/day is awful.

Three random examples:

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/kge36awca/bosch-kge36aw...

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/ffu3dx1/hotpoint-ffu3dx...

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/htf-540dp7/haier-htf540...

Re:Starlink review, four months in by geerlingguy on Thursday July 22, 2021 @05:09PM (#27924386)
I should be more specific: an efficient 'USA-megahome-sized' fridge. Our typical fridge is often 25-35 cubic feet (850 litre)... that's about double the size of the small fridges used in many parts of the world.
Re:Starlink review, four months in by morsch on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:52AM (#27927647)
That's not an average size even in the USA and you could probably still do it on less than 1 kWh.

Of course, once you're doing the 'USA-megahome-sized' thing, it's pointless to bother with energy efficient fridges. And many people don't!