"Nate Nagel" wrote in message

do both of these numbers seem reasonable? A new 25 ft^3 "energy star"
fridge would use a little more than half as much juice as my 20 year old
18 ft^3 clunker?

If this is true, I won't feel nearly so badly about spending the $$$...

We had a "second" fridge for a few years, an old one given to us. We
replaced it with one twice the size and frost free. Electric bill dropped
$10 a month. Big improvements since 20 years ago.