Reducing Refrigerator Power During Peak Hours

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Reducing Refrigerator Power During Peak Hours

Refrigerators consume about 14% of the total energy in the average U.S. household. While this may not be a very large figure, it is large enough that if most homes could cycle off their refrigerators ...

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