Is a freezer more energy efficient than a refrigerator?

papie

We have a second fridge in the basement which I believe is using a lot of energy, but I'm not sure how much (can't find the tag).  We almost never use the fridge part, only the freezer, so I was thinking of replacing it with a small chest freezer.  WDYT? 

Jeff & Em

I believe chest freezers are more efficient than upright freezers.  I'm not sure how they compare to a fridge/freezer combo, though.  Can you turn the fridge setting to zero, and only use the freezer? 

You could also probably google the model number and find out how much energy it's taking.

CharlottesWeb

I'm not really sure. But I'll tell you this. We got a chest freezer back in November. I was expecting a hike in our electric bill and never saw any increase at all! I was very surprised. So I would wager that they make them pretty darn efficient.

papie

I researched it and it seems like a small-ish chest freezer would use about half the energy my fridge uses.  I guess I could always turn the fridge off.  Ugh, I don't know.  

I use the fridge part maybe twice a year, and I think I can get by without it.  But I'm not 100% sure, lol.   

FoxinFiji

We have a small chest freezer and love it!  I cost less than $130 a year to run and fits everything we need without being too big or loosing things in it.  Our kitchen refrigerator has a larger refrigerator section and smaller freezer section so all we need additionally is the small chest freezer.  So if you're ever in the market for a new refrigerator keep that in mind.