Name: Beverage-Air RB49HC-1**S*******
Brand: Beverage-Air

Beverage-Air RB49HC-1**S*******

46.1 cu ft vertical solid door refrigerator. Certified at 2.11 kWh a day, or 770 kWh a year if it runs every day. #75 of 141 vertical solid door refrigerators 30–50 cu ft, by yearly cost.

$111 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialper year

$1,114 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialover 10 years

$211 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial10-yr savings vs. similar size

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.

Yearly cost, side by side

This model$111 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Typical similar-size model (23 vertical solid door refrigerator models)$133 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Thirstiest certified vertical solid door refrigerators$195 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Good to know
For business buyers: commercial units are tested at a fixed door-opening schedule. A busy kitchen, a warm back room or blocked condenser coils will raise real use. Cleaning the condenser coils regularly keeps it close to the rating.

Also sold as

The EPA record lists no additional model numbers.

An asterisk in the model number stands for color or trim codes, so those finishes share these figures.

Certification history

ENERGY STAR certified 2022-11-29. On the market since 2017-11-07. EPA record 2405094.

Energy and specs

Type	Vertical Solid Door Refrigerator
Marketed as	Reach-in
Configuration	Vertical
Total volume	46.15 cu ft
Doors	2 (2 solid, 0 glass)
Door type	Hinged
Height × width × depth	78 × 52 × 32.38 in
Certified daily energy	2.11 kWh per day
Yearly energy (365 days)	770 kWh
Defrost	Automatic
Refrigerant	R-290 (GWP:3 \| Lower GWP)
Markets	United States, Canada

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers, record 2405094. Most Efficient reflects the EPA field "meets most efficient criteria".

Similar models from other brands

Rule: certified vertical solid door refrigerators within 2 cu ft of this one (44.1 to 48.1 cu ft), other brands only, lowest energy first.

Brand	Model	Size	Energy	Cost
Infrico	AGB49	46.1 cu ft	540 kWh	$78 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Asber	ARR 49 H F HC	45.4 cu ft	672 kWh	$97 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Fagor	QVR 2 N HC	45.4 cu ft	672 kWh	$97 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Kutano	KUTR 2 SS	45.4 cu ft	672 kWh	$97 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Fresh	FRB-49RS-HC	47.9 cu ft	726 kWh	$105 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
True Refrigeration	STA2R-2S-HC	46.9 cu ft	814 kWh	$118 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr

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