Electrical consumption fridge cut cost?

Agree 100% with pp. It's not a good idea and mostly will lead to spoiled food and increased food bills. Best thing you can do is buy a newer model, energy efficient fridge and keep the door closed.

The dryer and AC are more controllable appliances that use a lot of energy too. If you are trying to cut costs then concentrate on keeping the thermostat a bit higher in the summer and hang dry more items instead of throwing them in the dryer. Even 1/2 hang dry and 1/2 dryer will save 1/2 the dryer energy costs. I usually let my sweaters and jeans air dry then toss them in the dryer for 15 minutes to soften them up.

The fridge does not use anywhere near that much energy!

Some time ago, I bought a Kill-a-Watt EZ. It's like a utility company meter but goes between an appliance and the wall outlet. My fridge from the 80's was about $15 a month, with 3 users. The old "Happy Days" fridge out in the garage was $5 a month. It was for overflow, beer, etc. ... It was ancient.

It takes a certain amount of "cooling energy" to keep your food intact. If you turn off your fridge for a while, it's just going to work its' butt off trying to correct a bigger temperature change. That will not conserve any energy.

It's great that you want to save juice and knock down your bill. That appliance is not capable of helping you in that effort.

Turn off the lights you're not using. Unplug remote operated gizmos when you're not using them. They are always sucking electricity, looking to see if you pressed a button.

Actually the consumption is only about 10-20%. Is this an older unit?. If it is you need to "upgrade" to an "energy star" appliance. There is a test for the frige, but I am not close to you to run it.

Look into keeping the door closed and getting a newer ubit. Like I said an "Energy Star".

Good luck.

when you plug it back in it will have to work harder to get back to temperature. if you "restrict" opening the door that will save money.