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Certified chef base refrigerators, ranked

Refrigerated drawer bases that sit under cooking equipment.

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers dataset, data.energystar.gov. Refreshed Oct 24, 2026.

31certified models
5brands
Oct 19, 2026newest certification
296 to 814kWh per year range
Commercial electric rate14.47¢per kWh, the U.S. average for businesses (EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, commercial sector, August 2026). Your utility tariff may differ, including demand charges.

Top of the ranking

The cheapest to run in each size band. Rank is by yearly cost among models of the same type and size band. No manufacturer pays for a place.

Continental · 5.7 cu ft · Chef Base Refrigerator
EnergyDough Pick

D36GN

Per year$43 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial
10 years$428 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial
#1 of 31 chef base refrigerators, by yearly cost. Costs less to run than 30 of them.
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For business buyers: units are ranked by yearly cost (certified daily kWh × 365 × the commercial rate) against units of the same type and a similar volume. An asterisk in a model number stands for option codes.

all sizes (31 models, cheapest to run first)

RankModelSizeEnergyCost
#1
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D36GN		5.7 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		296 kWh$43 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yrPick
#2
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR36B		6.3 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		343 kWh$50 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#3
of 31, all sizes		Versa Chill Premier
CCB-36VCP		1.9 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		361 kWh$52 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#4
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D48GN		7.9 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		365 kWh$53 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#5
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2936*P****************		5.1 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		372 kWh$54 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#6
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR49B		9.7 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		391 kWh$57 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#7
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2952CP		7.2 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		398 kWh$58 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#8
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR40B		7.2 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		416 kWh$60 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#9
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D60GN		11.1 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		434 kWh$63 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#10
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR60B		12.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		464 kWh$67 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#11
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D72GN		14.3 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		471 kWh$68 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#12
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8448GR		1.9 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		482 kWh$70 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#12
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8449GR		1.9 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		482 kWh$70 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#14
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8450GR		3.2 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		496 kWh$72 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#15
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8451GR		4.1 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		504 kWh$73 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#15
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8452GR		4.1 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		504 kWh$73 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#17
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8453GR		5.5 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		522 kWh$76 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#17
of 31, all sizes		Atosa
MGF8454GR		5.5 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		522 kWh$76 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#19
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D84GN		17.4 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		526 kWh$76 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#20
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR72B		15.7 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		558 kWh$81 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#21
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2960CP		9.1 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		584 kWh$85 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#22
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D96GN		20.7 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		613 kWh$89 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#23
of 31, all sizes		Continental
D108GN		23.9 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		646 kWh$93 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#24
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2975CP		12.0 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		657 kWh$95 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#25
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2980CP		12.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		675 kWh$98 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#26
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR85B		19.2 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		679 kWh$98 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#27
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2987*P****************		18.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		726 kWh$105 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#28
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F2999CP		16.4 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		774 kWh$112 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#29
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR110B		22.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		814 kWh$118 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#29
of 31, all sizes		Hoshizaki America
CR98B		22.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		814 kWh$118 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#29
of 31, all sizes		Delfield
F29110*P****************		19.8 cu ft
Chef Base Refrigerator		814 kWh$118 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
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