Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Refrigerators

[mabel (mabel]

Sharon,

I think you are suggesting that new refrigerators are so efficient that
it's not cost effective to buy the "efficeient" ones.  We are an Energy
Star construction project.  We have Energy Star lighting, HVAC, etc.
Among other things, this means that the utility will rebate us $200 for
each Energy Star refrigerator.  So this makes a difference to the economics.

                                        -- Mabel :-)

Cornerstone Village Cohousing
North Cambridge, MA
www.cscoho.org


On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Sharon Villines wrote:

> > Does anyone know of energy efficient refrigerators,
> > that cost less than $1000 and are 25 or 26 inches deep.
>
> I've searched for this and I didn't find anything. But what I did discover
> is that all refrigerators have become so much more energy efficient that
> paying the difference doesn't make sense (cost/benefit wise) unless you are
> using solar power or really have a unique situation.
>
> The energy efficient sites (the ones I found at least) are using comparison
> data from many years ago. When you compare their usage to contemporary
> measurements for standard refrigerators, they don't compare so well. And
> they are bulky, expensive, and who knows who could repair one?
>
> Sharon
> --
> In Washington DC where all roads lead to Casa Blanca
>
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