Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-49
44 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
44 cu ft
Daily energy use
3.16 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 869 have a lower daily energy use than the ABT-HC-49 (3.16 kWh/day).
At 3.16 kWh/day it uses about 1,153 kWh a year, roughly $150 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- American BioTech Supply
- Model
- ABT-HC-49
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 44 cu ft
- Doors
- 2
- Glass doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Manual
- Daily energy use
- 3.16 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- No
- Refrigerant
- R-290
- On the market since
- Dec 2018
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 29 May 2025
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: ABT-49-MCKCA, ABT-49-WAL1, ABT-HC-49-TS.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4429260, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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| Model | Type | Form factor | Total volume | Daily energy use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Solutions, Inc. BSI-HC-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
| DAI Scientific Equipment DAI-HC-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
| LabRepCo, LLC LHT-49-HG | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
| Lab Research Products LRP-HC-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
| VWR International VWR-HC-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
| Cardinal Health CAH-HC-CP-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 44 cu ft | 3.16 kWh/day |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT-HC-UCFS-0204 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.09 cu ft | 0.58 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-LP-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 45.3 cu ft | 2.48 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-49S | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 45.3 cu ft | 2.48 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-26 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 23.4 cu ft | 2.48 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-47 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 45.4 cu ft | 3.47 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-UCFS-0120 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 1.76 cu ft | 0.75 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-UCBI-0420 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| ABT-HC-MFP-20 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 2.08 kWh/day |