Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Thermo Scientific TSX2-1520FA
15.4 cu ft high performance freezer lab refrigerator.
Total volume
15.4 cu ft
Daily energy use
1.38 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Of 114 certified high performance freezer lab refrigerators and freezers, 33 have a lower daily energy use than the TSX2-1520FA (1.38 kWh/day).
At 1.38 kWh/day it uses about 504 kWh a year, roughly $65 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Thermo Scientific
- Model
- TSX2-1520FA
- Type
- High Performance Freezer
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 15.4 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 0
- Defrost
- Manual
- Daily energy use
- 1.38 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- No
- Refrigerant
- R-290
- On the market since
- Apr 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 23 Apr 2026
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4587291, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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