ENERGY STAR certified horizontal transparent door refrigerators, ranked

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.

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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.

IDW · 2.3 cu ft · Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator

EnergyDough Pick

TEQ-77

Per year$14 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

10 years$137 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

#1 of 8 horizontal transparent door refrigerators, by yearly cost. Costs less to run than 7 of them.

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All 8 models

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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 (8 models, cheapest to run first)

Rank	Model	Size	Energy	Cost
#1 of 8, all sizes	IDW TEQ-77	2.3 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	95 kWh	$14 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr	Pick
#2 of 8, all sizes	IDW RCM-TEQ2-N235B-6	2.4 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	110 kWh	$16 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#3 of 8, all sizes	IDW RCM-2	2.2 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	117 kWh	$17 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#4 of 8, all sizes	IDW RCM-60	3.2 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	139 kWh	$20 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#4 of 8, all sizes	IDW RCM-77-N235B-6	2.4 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	139 kWh	$20 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#6 of 8, all sizes	IDW G-60e	5.0 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	161 kWh	$23 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#7 of 8, all sizes	Novum 601R	20.2 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	405 kWh	$59 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
#7 of 8, all sizes	Novum 610R	20.2 cu ft Horizontal Transparent Door Refrigerator	405 kWh	$59 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr

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