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Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified

Cardinal Health CHG5005GA

49 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.

Total volume

49 cu ft

Daily energy use

3.54 kWh/day

Form factor

Upright

NSF/ANSI 456 certified

No

Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 888 have a lower daily energy use than the CHG5005GA (3.54 kWh/day).

At 3.54 kWh/day it uses about 1,292 kWh a year, roughly $168 at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
Cardinal Health
Model
CHG5005GA
Type
High Performance Refrigerator
Form factor
Upright
Total volume
49 cu ft
Doors
2
Glass doors
2
Defrost
Automatic
Daily energy use
3.54 kWh/day
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Refrigerant
R-290
On the market since
Jul 2023
ENERGY STAR certified
16 Aug 2023

Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4479418, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the CHG5005GA

Certified lab refrigerators and freezers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeForm factorTotal volumeDaily energy use
Thermo Fisher Scientific TSG5005GAHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.54 kWh/day
Fisher Brand FBG5005GAHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.54 kWh/day
Thermo Fisher Scientific TSG5005SAHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.54 kWh/day
Fisher Brand FBG5005SAHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.54 kWh/day
So-Low Environmental DH4-49GDHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.16 kWh/day
LabRepCo, LLC LABL-49-HGHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright49 cu ft3.16 kWh/day

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