On 9/23/2014 10:22 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Bigger is always better if it will fit. Mine is just too small which
>> is why we have two little fridges as well.
>
> I don't agree. Bigger costs more to run, all other things being equal.
> We really do try to eat a lot of fresh food - the small one we have
> works fine, and we have both our adult-sized sons at home now, too, and
> we're fine. My freezer is at least half empty.
>
> -S-
>
>

A bigger fridge in 2014 is cheaper to run than a small fridge in 1994.
It also depends on the proximity to the grocery store. If you live some
distance it is cheaper to run the bigger fridge that using a gallon of gas.

The rating on a 34 cu. ft. Samsung is 855 kw a year. In my local, that
is $145. The 18 cu. ft is 594/year or $44 savings. That translates to
about 80 miles of driving. How many trips to the grocery store is that?

That half full freezer is less efficient than a full one too.