Name: Continental RA43N
Brand: Continental

Continental RA43N

12.3 cu ft vertical solid door refrigerator. Certified at 1.05 kWh a day, or 383 kWh a year if it runs every day. #157 of 312 vertical solid door refrigerators under 20 cu ft, by yearly cost.

$55 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialper year

$555 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialover 10 years

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$55 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Typical similar-size model (60 vertical solid door refrigerator models)$55 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

DRA43NSS; DRA43NSSBS; RA43NBS; RA43NSS; RA43NSSBS

Certification history

ENERGY STAR certified 2020-03-25. On the market since 2020-01-01. EPA record 2405590.

Energy and specs

Type	Vertical Solid Door Refrigerator
Marketed as	Reach-in
Configuration	Vertical
Total volume	12.35 cu ft
Doors	2 (2 solid, 0 glass)
Door type	Hinged
Height × width × depth	35 × 43 × 32 in
Certified daily energy	1.05 kWh per day
Yearly energy (365 days)	383 kWh
Defrost	Automatic
Refrigerant	R-290 (GWP:3 \| Lower GWP)
Markets	United States, Canada

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers, record 2405590. 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 (10.3 to 14.3 cu ft), other brands only, lowest energy first.

Brand	Model	Size	Energy	Cost
Infrico	BMGN1470II	10.4 cu ft	255 kWh	$37 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Fogel	MTR-48	12.1 cu ft	274 kWh	$40 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Valiance by Hoshizaki	VUR48A	12.1 cu ft	274 kWh	$40 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
True Refrigeration	T-12-HC	11.2 cu ft	277 kWh	$40 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Hoshizaki America	ULR46B-D2	11.8 cu ft	281 kWh	$41 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Beverage-Air	UCR46AHC********	10.8 cu ft	296 kWh	$43 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr

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