Refrigerator dimensions: which certified models fit your space
A 30 by 67 inch opening takes 728 of 2,700 full-size ENERGY STAR refrigerators (364 of 30 inches, 364 narrower). Typical use: 366 kWh (kilowatt-hours, on your bill), $66 a year at the U.S. average.
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Example for a 30 × 67 inch opening — change any figure to see your own result
Certified models that fit
728
of 2,700 certified full-size refrigerators, every width up to yours
| Every width that fits | 728 in all: 364 are 30 inch, 364 are narrower |
| Typical capacity (the middle model) | 18.0 cubic feet |
| Typical energy use | 366 kWh a year |
| Typical running cost at the U.S. average price | $66 a year |
| Lowest use at about 30 inches wide | 294 kWh (GE FUF18DZR****, 29.70 in wide) |
kWh (kilowatt-hour) is the unit on your power bill. The ENERGY STAR list gives no depth for refrigerators: check the depth, door swing and hinge clearance on the model’s own sheet.
| Model | Width × height | Capacity | kWh a year | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung RF22A4111**, ice maker (2 versions, same size and use) | 29.90 in × 66.80 in | 22.1 cu ft | 585 | $106 |
| Samsung RF22A4221**, ice maker | 29.90 in × 66.80 in | 22.0 cu ft | 585 | $106 |
| Frigidaire FRTE2223AB (10 versions, same size and use) | 29.70 in × 66.60 in | 21.8 cu ft | 402 | $73 |
| GE FUF22DZR**** | 29.70 in × 66.70 in | 21.6 cu ft | 318 | $58 |
| Hisense RT210N3S*EH (2 versions, same size and use) | 29.70 in × 66.50 in | 21.2 cu ft | 394 | $72 |
ENERGY STAR lists of November 12, 2026 · EIA state prices, August 2026 · How the figures are built · Who publishes this
Refrigerator dimensions start with three measurements
Measure the opening, not the old refrigerator. Width goes from wall to wall or cabinet to cabinet at the narrowest point, which is often a strip of trim or a cabinet door frame. Height goes from the floor to the underside of the cabinet above, measured at the front and at the back because floors slope. Depth goes from the wall to the front edge of the counter, then again to the front of the cabinet doors. The measuring guide adds the doorways and hallways on the way in, which stop more deliveries than the kitchen itself.
Enter width and height above. The count changes as you type, and the table lists the largest certified models that fit, with their yearly energy use and what that costs at your state's price. Choose counter-depth if you want the doors to sit roughly flush with the counter: 438 full-size models are marked counter-depth on the list.
Refrigerator dimensions come in a few standard widths: about 24, 28, 30, 33 and 36 inches. Height runs from 23.80 in to 85 in for full-size models, with a median of 69.80 in. The ENERGY STAR list of November 12, 2026 holds 2,700 full-size refrigerators sold in the United States and 1,720 compact ones. A 30 by 67 inch opening takes 728 of the full-size models, with a median capacity of 18 cubic feet. Energy use follows style more than size. A top-freezer model uses a median 363 kWh a year, a bottom-freezer 563 and a side-by-side 642. At the average home price of August 2026, 18.16 cents per kWh, the median full-size refrigerator costs $84 a year to run. The same model costs $219 in Hawaii and $59 in Nevada. The list gives no depth for refrigerators, only a counter-depth flag, so depth stays a check on the maker's sheet.
Refrigerator dimensions by width
Kitchens are built around a handful of widths, and refrigerators follow them. The table counts certified full-size models in each width class: a model counts as "30 inch" when its width is above 29 and up to 30.5 inches. Height and capacity are the medians of the class; energy is the median yearly kWh measured in the Department of Energy test.
| Width class | Models | Typical height | Typical capacity | Typical kWh a year | Cost a year, U.S. average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 inches | 331 | 67.10 in | 11.4 cu ft | 300 | $54 |
| 28 inches | 306 | 67.40 in | 14.6 cu ft | 344 | $62 |
| 30 inches | 611 | 66.60 in | 18.1 cu ft | 448 | $81 |
| 33 inches | 310 | 69.60 in | 20.5 cu ft | 457 | $83 |
| 36 inches | 838 | 70.10 in | 22.7 cu ft | 628 | $114 |
Each width has its own page with the styles it holds and the tallest and shortest models: 24 inch, 28 inch, 30 inch, 33 inch and 36 inch. Below 24 inches the list is mostly compact refrigerators, on the mini fridge page; narrow full-size models for small kitchens are on the apartment size page.
What style does to energy use
Two refrigerators of the same width can differ by hundreds of kWh a year because of the freezer. The median certified top-freezer model uses 363 kWh a year, the median bottom-freezer 563, the median side-by-side 642, and a refrigerator with no freezer at all 289. Through-the-door ice and water and automatic ice makers add to it, which is one reason side-by-side models sit at the top. At 18.16 cents per kWh the gap between the median top-freezer and the median side-by-side is $51 a year.
What a refrigerator of your style and size costs to run
Example: the middle top-freezer refrigerator, 15 to 20 cu ft at the U.S. average price — change any figure to see your own result
Typical certified model, cost a year
$66
366 kWh a year at the U.S. average price, 18.16¢ per kWh in August 2026
| Per month | $5.54 |
| Average power draw, day and night | 42 watts |
| Certified models compared | 350, from 333 to 463 kWh |
| Cost range among them | $60 to $84 a year |
The refrigerator electricity page turns kWh into watts, explains the yellow EnergyGuide label and compares a certified model with the federal maximum for its class.
Why the model list changes the answer
Most pages about appliance sizes and power use reason with an average wattage and a price per kWh that is years old. Every appliance sold with an ENERGY STAR label has its height, width, capacity and yearly kWh measured and published, model by model, on a public list that the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) updates almost every day; and the EIA (the Energy Information Administration) publishes what a kWh costs in each state every month. This site joins the two: it counts the real models that fit your space and prices the energy they use where you live, and sells nothing.
The difference shows in the numbers. A page that says a refrigerator "uses about 150 watts" cannot tell you that the certified models of your size range from a few hundred to almost a thousand kWh a year, or that only a handful of them fit an opening one inch narrower than the usual one. The list can. It also moves: models enter and leave as makers certify them, and the version used here is dated November 12, 2026, read on November 13, 2026.
The ENERGY STAR data comes from the EPA's open data portal (certified residential refrigerators), in the public domain under the EPA data license. Prices come from table 5.6.A of the Electric Power Monthly, the average price paid by homes in each state in August 2026 and in August 2025. The method page lists every filter and every simplification.
Electricity prices: the same refrigerator in two states
The price of a kWh varies more between states than the energy use varies between most models. In August 2026 homes paid 47.18 cents per kWh in Hawaii and 12.72 cents in Nevada. California paid 29.75 cents and Texas 15.91 cents. The median full-size refrigerator, at 465 kWh a year, therefore costs $138 a year in California and $74 in Texas.
The state comparison prices a full set of certified appliances in every state and shows how much the price moved since August 2025. Every tool on the site has a state selector set to the U.S. average until you change it.
Washers, dryers and dishwashers
The same lists cover laundry and kitchen appliances. Clothes washers are on the list with 367 certified models, but most publish only their width; 98 give all three dimensions. Dryers do better: 521 certified models with height, width and depth. The washer and dryer page counts the models that fit a laundry space, and the stackable page matches washers with the dryer ENERGY STAR lists as their pair.
Dishwashers publish width and depth but no height. The list holds 499 models in the 24 inch class and 77 in the 18 inch class: see the 24 inch dishwasher and 18 inch dishwasher pages.
Limits of the data
- Only certified models are counted. They use less energy than the federal maximum for their class, so the medians here are lower than the average of all refrigerators in American homes.
- The yearly kWh comes from a laboratory test with closed doors and set temperatures. A warm garage, a full freezer or frequent door openings change the real figure.
- The refrigerator list has no depth, the dishwasher list no height, the freezer list no dimensions, and most washer rows give the width only. The site says so on each page and never fills a gap with a guess.
- The price is the state's average for homes in one month: what homes paid divided by the kWh they bought. Your own rate plan may differ.
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Questions buyers ask
Tap a question to see the answer.
What are standard refrigerator dimensions?
There is no single standard, but there are standard widths. On the ENERGY STAR list, full-size models cluster at about 24, 28, 30, 33 and 36 inches wide, with a median height of 69.80 in. A 30 inch model is 66.60 in high at the median and a 36 inch model 70.10 in. Depth is not on the list.
How much does it cost to run a refrigerator a year?
The median full-size certified refrigerator uses 465 kWh a year. At the U.S. average home price of 18.16 cents per kWh in August 2026, that is $84 a year, or about $7.04 a month. The same refrigerator costs $219 in Hawaii, where power costs the most.
Does this site sell appliances or earn commissions?
No. Appliance kWh is an independent site published by Radif Partners. It sells nothing, has no store links and no affiliate program, and asks for no name, phone or e-mail. Model data comes from the public ENERGY STAR lists of the EPA, prices from the Energy Information Administration, each named with its date under Sources.
Why do some refrigerators I see in stores not appear?
The tool counts only models certified by ENERGY STAR and listed for the U.S. market. Certified models use less energy than the federal maximum, so models that only meet the minimum are not on the list. Wine coolers (160 entries) are left out, and 19 rows with sizes outside any plausible range in inches.
How tall is a standard full-size refrigerator?
On the certified list, the median full-size model is 69.80 in tall, from 23.80 in to 85 in. Height matters most under a cabinet: enter the height of your opening in the tool and it keeps only the models that pass, with the gap you choose.
How much space should I leave around a refrigerator?
The ENERGY STAR list does not publish clearances. The installation sheet of each model gives the air gap it needs at the top, the sides and the back, and the room the doors need to open fully. The tool lets you subtract a gap of your choice from the opening before it counts the models.
How current are the figures on this site?
The model lists were updated by ENERGY STAR on November 12, 2026 and read on November 13, 2026; the electricity prices are the EIA figures for August 2026. Nothing updates by itself: the date shown under each figure is the date of the data used.
Official lists and tables behind this page
- ENERGY STAR (EPA), Certified Residential Refrigerators: height, width, capacity and annual kWh of every certified model
- ENERGY STAR (EPA), Certified Residential Clothes Washers: dimensions, capacity, annual kWh and water
- ENERGY STAR (EPA), Certified Residential Clothes Dryers: dimensions, drum capacity and estimated annual kWh
- ENERGY STAR (EPA), Certified Residential Dishwashers: width, depth, place settings and annual kWh
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A: average price of electricity by state, August 2026 and August 2025
- EPA data license: data produced by the EPA is in the public domain
- 10 CFR part 430, subpart B: the Department of Energy test procedures behind every annual kWh figure
- ENERGY STAR Product Finder, certified residential refrigerators (the same list, searchable)
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