Name: IDW GEC-9.5-*#935B-2
Brand: IDW

IDW GEC-9.5-*#935B-2

9.7 cu ft vertical transparent door refrigerator. Certified at 1.3 kWh a day, or 474 kWh a year if it runs every day. #248 of 404 vertical transparent door refrigerators under 20 cu ft, by yearly cost.

$69 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialper year

$687 at 14.47¢/kWh commercialover 10 years

$63 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial10-yr extra 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$69 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Typical similar-size model (59 vertical transparent door refrigerator models)$62 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial

Thirstiest certified vertical transparent door refrigerators$457 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 2024-03-25. On the market since 2024-03-09. EPA record 3423303.

Energy and specs

Type	Vertical Transparent Door Refrigerator
Marketed as	Bottle Cooler
Configuration	Vertical
Total volume	9.7 cu ft
Doors	1 (0 solid, 1 glass)
Door type	Hinged
Height × width × depth	63.55 × 52.46 × 17.32 in
Certified daily energy	1.3 kWh per day
Yearly energy (365 days)	474 kWh
Defrost	Manual
Refrigerant	R-290 (GWP:3 \| Lower GWP)
Markets	United States, Canada

Source: EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers, record 3423303. Most Efficient reflects the EPA field "meets most efficient criteria".

Similar models from other brands

Rule: certified vertical transparent door refrigerators within 1 cu ft of this one (8.7 to 10.7 cu ft), other brands only, lowest energy first.

Brand	Model	Size	Energy	Cost
Metalfrio	NG10CHC	9.2 cu ft	361 kWh	$52 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Metalfrio	NG11CHS	8.8 cu ft	391 kWh	$57 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Fogel	VR-10-HC	8.7 cu ft	398 kWh	$58 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Hoshizaki America	RM-10-HC	8.7 cu ft	398 kWh	$58 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
Metalfrio	NG11CHC	9.5 cu ft	412 kWh	$60 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr
True Refrigeration	GDM-10-HC~TSL01	9.2 cu ft	431 kWh	$62 at 14.47¢/kWh commercial/yr

IDW GEC-9.5-#935B-2*

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