Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Ares Scientific ARS-HC-UCFS-0204
2.07 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
2.07 cu ft
Daily energy use
0.8 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 72 have a lower daily energy use than the ARS-HC-UCFS-0204 (0.8 kWh/day).
At 0.8 kWh/day it uses about 292 kWh a year, roughly $38 at 13¢/kWh.
ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Jun 2025. The figures here are from the most recent certification.
- Maker
- Ares Scientific
- Model
- ARS-HC-UCFS-0204
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 2.07 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 0
- Defrost
- Automatic
- Daily energy use
- 0.8 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- No
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Jun 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 1 Jul 2026
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: CRT-ARS-HC-UCFS-0204, PH-ARS-HC-UCFS-0204.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4662194, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American BioTech Supply PH-ABT-NSF-UCFS-0204G | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
| Labrepco, Inc. LHP-3-URG-PHNSF | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
| Lab Research Products PH-LRP-NSF-UCFS-0204G | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
| Biomedical Solutions, Inc. PH-BSI-NSF-UCFS-0204G | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
| VWR International, LLC. NSFHCUCFS0204G | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
| DAI Scientific Equipment PH-DAI-NSF-UCFS-0204G | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 2.07 cu ft | 0.8 kWh/day |
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