Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Cardinal Health CHG3005SA
27.1 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
27.1 cu ft
Daily energy use
1.92 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
Yes
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 679 have a lower daily energy use than the CHG3005SA (1.92 kWh/day).
At 1.92 kWh/day it uses about 701 kWh a year, roughly $91 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Cardinal Health
- Model
- CHG3005SA
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 27.1 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 0
- Defrost
- Automatic
- Daily energy use
- 1.92 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- Yes
- Refrigerant
- R-290
- On the market since
- Jul 2023
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 2 Dec 2025
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4517396, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific TSG3005GA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 27.1 cu ft | 1.92 kWh/day |
| Fisher Brand FBG3005GA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 27.1 cu ft | 1.92 kWh/day |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific TSG3005SA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 27.1 cu ft | 1.92 kWh/day |
| Fisher Brand FBG3005SA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 27.1 cu ft | 1.92 kWh/day |
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