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Continental SW60N

14.5 cu ft vertical solid door refrigerator. Certified at 1.04 kWh a day, or 380 kWh a year if it runs every day. #156 of 312 vertical solid door refrigerators under 20 cu ft, by yearly cost.

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

$55 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialper year
$549 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialover 10 years
$32 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial10-yr savings vs. similar size

Recall check

No CPSC recall found for this brand's commercial refrigerators and freezers as of Oct 24, 2026

We search CPSC recall titles and product names for commercial refrigerators, freezers and merchandisers. Always confirm at cpsc.gov.

Rebates

Utility rebates for commercial equipment change by location and program. Check rebates near you.

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 (50 vertical solid door refrigerator models)$58 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

D60N; D60NBS; D60NBS-FB; D60N-FB; D60N-U; SW60NBS; SW60NBS-FB; SW60N-FB; SW60NSS; SW60NSSBS; SW60NSSBS-FB; SW60NSS-FB; SW60NSS-U; SW60N-U

Certification history

ENERGY STAR certified 2019-03-28. On the market since 2019-03-01. EPA record 2402106.

Energy and specs

TypeVertical Solid Door Refrigerator
Marketed asReach-in
ConfigurationVertical
Total volume14.51 cu ft
Doors2 (2 solid, 0 glass)
Door typeHinged
Height × width × depth35.25 × 60 × 31.56 in
Certified daily energy1.04 kWh per day
Yearly energy (365 days)380 kWh
DefrostManual
RefrigerantR-290 (GWP:3 | Lower GWP)
MarketsUnited States, Canada

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers, record 2402106. 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 (12.5 to 16.5 cu ft), other brands only, lowest energy first.

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