off grid, what kind of fridge do you have?

[MarkP]

I have a small conventional refrigerator that runs on 120 volts ac. I have not measured it but the yellow tag suggested about .65 kwh per day. I have read of full size reefers that use only a little more. I would stay away from "small" refrigerators. The little cubes for dorm rooms actually use more than the full size units sometimes because they are built so cheaply and college kids don't care about efficiency. I should really have shopped harder for a larger fridge but this one was really inexpensive at home depot, as in about $175.

One good place to research this kind of thing is the Northern Arizona Wind and Sun Forum. Some of those guys actually did experiments.