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Sources

  • CPSC.gov: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission federal recall data. Feed: CPSC public REST API (saferproducts.gov), free and unauthenticated. Cadence: Daily sweeps across every tracked product. Powers: The recall banner that appears above the customer-reviews section on any product page where an active recall exists, plus the recalls hub at /recalls and per-brand pages at /recalls/[brand].
  • EPA Energy Star: Lab-certified energy data — federal certification, not manufacturer self-reports. Feed: Energy Star Certified Products API (energystar.gov), free and public. Cadence: Quarterly refresh, with re-checks on every new product addition. Powers: The Energy Star badge on certified product pages; the kWh/year energy figures used in the energy-cost calculators; baseline efficiency claims on category and buying-guide pages.
  • EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration): Federal electricity-rate data by state, used in cost-of-ownership calculations. Feed: EIA Open Data API v2 (eia.gov/opendata), free with API key. Cadence: Monthly refresh of state-level residential electricity rates. Powers: Total cost-of-ownership calculations on Fridge.com location pages; the state and ZIP-code energy tools at /local; the rebate-and-rate context on the utility-rebate directory at /rebates.
  • NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): Federal climate data, used for refrigerator-sizing and placement recommendations by region. Feed: NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO) v2 API and NCEI normals, free with API token. Cadence: Annual refresh of 30-year climate normals; daily refresh of seasonal anomalies for the location pages. Powers: Sizing and placement recommendations on /local — for example, garage-rated refrigerator guidance in cold-winter ZIPs and humidity-aware ice-maker advice in Gulf Coast ZIPs.

Federal Data Sources Powering Fridge.com

Recalls, energy certification, electricity rates, and climate data — every safety and efficiency claim on this site traces to an authoritative federal dataset.

The federal datasets below provide the authoritative safety, energy, climate, and electricity-rate signals on Fridge.com — combined under a single canonical anchor, the FIN (Fridge.com Identification Number). For how that data flows together into the product pages you see, read our methodology.

CPSC.gov

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission federal recall data.

The CPSC is the federal agency responsible for consumer product safety in the United States. Its recall data is the authoritative source for refrigerator, freezer, and ice maker safety notices. Fridge.com matches every CPSC notice against tracked manufacturer models and surfaces matches as a recall banner that is impossible to miss. When a recall is active on a FIN, affiliate purchase CTAs on that page are visually de-emphasized.

URL
https://www.saferproducts.gov
Feed used
CPSC public REST API (saferproducts.gov), free and unauthenticated.
Refresh cadence
Daily sweeps across every tracked product.
Powers on Fridge.com
The recall banner that appears above the customer-reviews section on any product page where an active recall exists, plus the recalls hub at /recalls and per-brand pages at /recalls/[brand].

EPA Energy Star

Lab-certified energy data — federal certification, not manufacturer self-reports.

Energy Star certification is awarded after lab testing by an EPA-recognized laboratory — it is not a self-reported manufacturer claim. Fridge.com only shows an Energy Star badge on a product page when there is a current matching certification on file in the EPA dataset. If certification lapses or is withdrawn, the badge disappears at the next quarterly refresh.

URL
https://www.energystar.gov
Feed used
Energy Star Certified Products API (energystar.gov), free and public.
Refresh cadence
Quarterly refresh, with re-checks on every new product addition.
Powers on Fridge.com
The Energy Star badge on certified product pages; the kWh/year energy figures used in the energy-cost calculators; baseline efficiency claims on category and buying-guide pages.

EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

Federal electricity-rate data by state, used in cost-of-ownership calculations.

The EIA is the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy. We pull average residential electricity rates per state monthly and combine them with each refrigerator's Energy Star kWh/year figure to estimate annual operating cost honestly — the same way a utility company would.

URL
https://www.eia.gov
Feed used
EIA Open Data API v2 (eia.gov/opendata), free with API key.
Refresh cadence
Monthly refresh of state-level residential electricity rates.
Powers on Fridge.com
Total cost-of-ownership calculations on Fridge.com location pages; the state and ZIP-code energy tools at /local; the rebate-and-rate context on the utility-rebate directory at /rebates.

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Federal climate data, used for refrigerator-sizing and placement recommendations by region.

NOAA publishes the authoritative U.S. climate dataset. We use 30-year temperature and humidity normals to inform refrigerator sizing and placement guidance on the location pages — a garage-rated unit matters in International Falls, MN; ice-maker output rates matter in coastal Florida. Real climate data drives those recommendations.

URL
https://www.noaa.gov
Feed used
NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO) v2 API and NCEI normals, free with API token.
Refresh cadence
Annual refresh of 30-year climate normals; daily refresh of seasonal anomalies for the location pages.
Powers on Fridge.com
Sizing and placement recommendations on /local — for example, garage-rated refrigerator guidance in cold-winter ZIPs and humidity-aware ice-maker advice in Gulf Coast ZIPs.

A note on what is NOT a source

Fridge.com does not republish, paraphrase, or quote third-party editorial review sites. Customer reviews on Fridge.com are aggregated from the retailers that sell each FIN — Amazon, Home Depot, Best Buy, Lowe's, Walmart, AJ Madison, and the manufacturer's own site — with the source retailer named on every review. We do not generate reviews with AI and we do not paraphrase real reviews into different wording.

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Last updated 2026-05-08 · Part of the Fridge.com Product Intelligence Layer.